Hbr's 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture, Updated and Expanded (Featuring What People Get Wrong about Psychological Safety by Amy C. Edmondson

Book Synopsis

A dynamic company culture starts with leadership.

If you read nothing else on building a great culture, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand how to create a foundation of psychological safety, connect your people to your organization's purpose, and change your culture for the better.

This book will inspire you to:

• Help all employees feel welcomed and valued
• Cultivate a mindset of continuous learning
• Turn hybrid work challenges into successes
• Use analytics to better understand your culture
• Keep toxic behaviors from undermining your workplace
• Balance discipline and structure with creativity and innovation

This collection of articles includes "The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture," by Boris Groysberg, Jeremiah Lee, Jesse Price, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng; "What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety," by Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey; "The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures," by Gary P. Pisano; "Four Phrases That Encourage Curiosity on Your Team," by Scott Shigeoka; "The New Analytics of Culture," by Matthew Corritore, Amir Goldberg, and Sameer B. Srivastava; "Don't Let Cynicism Undermine Your Workplace," by Jamil Zaki; "Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization," by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor; "Four Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team," by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Josh Bersin; "The Price of Incivility," by Christine Porath and Christine Pearson; "Why Hybrid Work Can Become Toxic," by Mark Mortensen; "How to Design an Ethical Organization," by Nicholas Epley and Amit Kumar; "The Power of Small Acts of Inclusion," by Gregg Muragishi, Lauren Aguilar, Priyanka Carr, and Greg Walton; "Beware a Culture of Busyness," by Adam Waytz; and "When Culture Doesn't Translate," by Erin Meyer.

HBR's 10 Must Reads are definitive collections of classic ideas, practical advice, and essential thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Exploring topics like disruptive innovation, emotional intelligence, and new technology in our ever-evolving world, these books empower any leader to make bold decisions and inspire others.

This Updated and Expanded edition features new, breakthrough articles, additional short-form pieces, and a detailed discussion guide to give you and your team the tools you need for sustained success.

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