What I'm Reading Wednesday: The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

If you give a bunch of 5 year olds some uncooked spaghetti and some marshmallows and ask them to build you the tallest tower they can, with marshmallows on top, how do you think they would do?

How do you think they would do if they were put to the test against a group of MBA students?

This is how the book The Culture Code starts out.

Can you guess who had the highest tower?

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The kindergartners, by, on average, 16 inches.

I just started the book, but I am already hooked by the writing and the fact that Coyle looks at a wide range of groups to come to his conclusions -- including kindergartners and thieves.

His conclusions come down to 3 main components of effective teams.

1. There is a sense of safety and belonging
2. Mutual risk drives connection and trust
3. Shared goals and values drive toward a bigger purpose.

I look forward to learning more, especially as I already suggested this book to a company to read in September. 

Originally posted on LinkedIn with comments.

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