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Leaders use every opportunity to repeat the communication and vision

The source of bad culture is complacency and a dominant position...

Good adaptive culture takes existing, maps out against future business environments, creates a “crises” and rallies a team towards improvements.

Time required for cultural change is 4-10 years is cited for corporations. I should be able to turn around AF in 3 years!

This book is mainly talking top level leadership and culture and does not look deeply into sub unit culture.

Many great turnaround leadership examples show that the leader had outside experience or perspective, not completely internally grown. Mentions emotional detachment to make clear decisions and outsiders perspective.

I can appreciate that having stepped out of my sub unit company for two years.

The title was intriguing. First three chapters tries to correlate through studies and data how companies with strong cultures correlate to business performance.

It is a mild correlation, can not say that it is strong. Culture must also have a good fit with the key business strategies and industry. For example an automotive OEM may not want to have a risk taking culture, especially on the manufacturing side!!