Daniel Coyle, Author and Culture Expert

Daniel Coyle is a contributing editor for Outside magazine and the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Lance Armstrong's War. His book, The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, has defined for many what the world of high-performing cultures and teams looks like. His new book, The Culture Playbook, is his next chapter in helping organizations and leaders to think through how to effectively drive a high-performance culture into your organization. In this episode of The Culture Gap, Daniel talks about the intersection of high-performing companies and healthy culture, whether companies can overcome the negative impact of poor leaders, and the value of working through the difficulties within a company to create a stronger culture. Daniel also offers insights into the cultural differences between the Midwest and Alaska, where he splits his time. Welcome to Culture Gap. Key Takeaways: [:44] Daniel introduces his guest for this episode — Daniel Coyle. [2:39] How did Daniel Coyle become Daniel Coyle? [5:53] Uncovering the energy that drives culture. [6:26] What is Daniel's working definition of the word "culture"? [9:10] What is the connection between a high-performing, healthy culture and the performance of a firm? [15:06] Key takeaways from examples of toxic company culture. [20:20] The role of "we" versus "I" — and pausing — in a healthy company culture. [24:29] Does the company culture have the potential to outperform the positive or negative performance of its leadership team? [28:57] Should companies hire for culture fits or culture adds? [32:51] Daniel's advice for the challenges of culture activation. [38:14] Daniel explains Tip #23, Kill the Happy, Smoothness Fallacy. [42:22] How to approach ESG in a healthy work environment. Brought to You By: The Culture Gap Podcast THRUUE Podfly Productions Learn more about: Daniel Coyle Daniel Coyle on LinkedIn Daniel Coyle on Twitter