The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

Disclaimer: I've worked in a place like those described in this book. I'm quite sure the experience will stay with me for the rest of the career, and I'll be judging everything in the future by how close it comes to replicating it. The book gave me a mirror, to look back at how the place was setup, what was intentional about it, what was required for it to function - and what had to be carefully removed.

In a way, perhaps, there's not that much surprise in The Culture Code? Places that make it safe to experiment and give and receive feedback are great to work in. OK. It's still highly unusual to find those places, though.

What is clearly missing - and what will be a revolutionary book for the future workplace cultures, I am sure - is how to build such a place in a post-pandemic (or mid-pandemic), remote-first (or hybrid) environments, when so much of our low-level social cues depend on being physically close with other people.