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In a world of uncertainty and unprecedented change, your company culture is key to helping your business survive and your people thrive, no matter the location – office, home or beach. Good culture is why people buy from you, supply, invest in, join, perform for and stay with you. Underpinned by the rigour of three disciplines – Moral Philosophy, Psychology and the Science of Value – the 9 Performance Pathways described in this book enable any business to create a good culture supported by the right values, risks and people. Read this book and enable your business to: Survive and flourish by aligning your culture with the changing needs of all stakeholders in a volatile world Reduce staff turnover and costs, improve self-esteem and avoid the ‘great resignation’ by making people want to stay Build reputation and reduce risk by understanding the Why, What and How of ethical decision making Increase thinking agility by harnessing diversity to meet the demands of a turbulent world Create a culture that will increase trust, get the best out of people, encourage innovation and create better outcomes for the greater good

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'If you are concerned about the health and effectiveness of your organisation, Good Culture is an essential guide. The authors present an approach that defies many conventional management canons, with a basis instead in sound, systematic thinking rooted in academic Social Psychology and a consistent and well-established Philosophical value system. Their approach is evidenced and proven by extensive application in commerce, government and industry, and has been tested through practical experience. It will benefit organisations that strive to generate a culture of honesty, trust and social responsibility, and understand the value of a coherent approach.' - Professor Pat Langdon (PhD), Psychologist and Director, Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University 'Andrea Burns and Richard Davies have masterfully constructed an insightful and practical toolkit for the post pandemic world. This book is an essential guide to help companies and leaders build capabilities for today's and tomorrow's organisations to ensure ongoing business relevance and success. Built on solid experience and proven methods, the concepts are well constructed, easy to follow and will help CEOs, leadership and HR teams to focus on what really matters in people leadership, building teams and enabling an organisation to thrive. A fantastic read.' - Amanda Manzoni, Chief Human Resources Officer, Ansell 'I have known, followed and benefitted from Andrea's sage counsel, personal and professional guidance and encouragement for the past fifteen years. It follows, therefore, that by digging deep into her considered and evidenced philosophies via this book, the reader will benefit, as will the culture and productivity of their outcomes. Thoroughly recommended.' - Commodore Phil Waterhouse, Royal Navy 'Our diverse international and local workforce thrived in their teams after we invested in creating a venue team culture. Good Culture will reveal the most credible tool on the market so you too can get the best out of your team in today's new era of business.' - Anna Falconer, International Major Event Consultant 'A truly insightful book for leaders wishing to create highly agile and adaptive organisations in the emerging new world of virtual working and unpredictable market events. Richard and Andrea have masterfully drawn on works by Maslow and Hartman to provide a step-by-step guide in creating Good Culture, together with real life examples, common pitfalls and tools, and, most importantly, how leaders need to show up to successfully take their people on this exciting and rewarding journey.' - Asada Harinsuit, former Chairman, The Shell Companies, Thailand 'Good Culture, and the principles contained within, challenged my thinking and preconceptions. The methodology is completely logical and written in an engaging way, delivering real solutions to challenges with cultural strategies. It's a must-read for any individual looking to understand themselves better, and for leaders of any size team. Ultimately, this book is a structure for winning at life!' - Steve Hewitt, Founder, 40 Percent and Profitunity 'Richard Davies and Andrea Burns have unlocked the secret for success in the increasingly digitalised, distributed, empowering, rapidly shifting world of business we all operate in - it's all about culture. Good Culture is a highly relevant read as it places re-tooled organisational culture at the heart of success in the modern workplace. I appreciated the authors' efforts in working through the why, what and all-important nine-step how-to for building the most appropriate culture from the ground up, with everyone involved and committed to the values and behaviours that define them and their organisation. This book is a blueprint for culture transformation in the modern workplace.' - Jeremy Blain, CEO and international #1 best-selling author of The Inner CEO: Unleashing leaders at all levels 'I highly recommend Good Culture to leaders who are serious about understanding their people and adapting to new ways of working which make their businesses fit for purpose in the VUCA world. I believe that great responsibility rests on the shoulders of leaders to extend the adoption of good culture into the social stakeholder community, continuing its positive influence beyond working hours, which is increasingly important in the hybrid workplace, where work culture extends into the home.' - Pauline Norstrom FIoD FRSA, Board Advisor (artificial intelligence and AFR), former Chair and honorary member, British Security Industry Association 'Andrea and Richard provide business leaders with a framework and clear pathway to achieving good culture. This book is an essential read for all current and aspiring business leaders who are focussed on creating a culture where talent is retained and people are happy and work together effectively in a high performance organisation.' - Richard J Bottomley OBE FCA, FTSE 100 NED and former Senior Partner at KMPG 'Good Culture is a penetratingly insightful and practical toolkit for leaders committed to creating high performing teams of self-aware individuals. This leading edge thinking styles methodology successfully identifies, illuminates, inspires, measures and practically enables what Burns and Davies accurately pinpoint as the cognitive diversity essential for innovation, strong decision making and good culture . Leaders committed to empowering, trusting and unlocking the potential within a team and accelerating the journey to success should read and act upon Good Culture.' - Captain Alistair Willis, Royal Navy 'We learn from our mistakes, however, Good Culture will help you to avoid the worst of them, recover more swiftly and stay on a good path. It's an invaluable read as much for those setting out on their careers as it is for those who are well established in leadership.' - Stuart Burns, CEO, Multi-Academy Trust 'This is an exceptionally well written philosophy of the relationships between Organisational Culture, Strategy, Value Science and the intrinsic links between them and the challenges that are posed by a new post COVID organisational operating environment in a VUCA world. Andrea and Richard have clearly captured the essence of the ultimate question, What makes a good culture? The comparison between Maslow's Hierarchical Theory of Needs and Dr Robert Hartman's Formal Axiology (Value Science) is a work of absolute genius.' - Steve Keogh, CEO, ETM Associates Ltd 'The perfect blend of practical advice and proven theory, authored by seasoned operators with oodles of real-life experience to help you navigate and channel the beautiful diversity of human minds towards common objectives, Good Culture is the ultimate recipe book with all the ingredients you need to create something that everyone in your team can enjoy.' - Jonathan Skryme, Chief of Staff, BiC 'Good Culture is a must-read for leaders in the post pandemic world. Andrea and Richard provide a practical, actionable process for how to keep teams engaged and performing at the top of their game - regardless of whether they're in-person, remote or hybrid workers. I know that my teams have some changes coming their way.' - Amy Lockmiller, VP Communications, Black & Decker 'As an early adopter of Axiometrics in England I am delighted to see the publication of this book. Value Science, and the tools of Formal Axiology, have allowed me to develop schools where an enabling culture is generated by deep values.' - David Brazier BA (Hons) MSC, Headmaster, St James Senior Boys School 'It doesn't matter how much business experience you have or what stage of the journey your business is at, getting a handle on culture is complex and challenging at times. Business owners with a desire to get a handle on culture and feel in control will benefit from reading this book. It will provide a sound and consistent framework within which to develop the culture you need to drive sustainable growth.' - Paul Aisthorpe, CEO, ScaleAbility Good Culture provides a toolkit of clear, effective and well proven pathways that will help businesses to move from a cultural aspiration to a positive cultural reality that benefits their teams, customers and financial performance.' - Dr Steve Bryce, Founder, Catalytica 'If you truly care about the people and the values in your realm of responsibility, you need a quantifiable way to identify, track and achieve the goal of enhancing the 'good' in people. Good decision makers, placed in the right role, for the right reasons make great people. Great people create great cultures. Great cultures create great results. Leverage this framework and your people will thank you for it.' - Stephen Parker, Project Parker Ltd

Author Information

Andrea Burns is a leadership and productivity expert dedicated to helping organisations such as the MOD, Waitrose, the NHS and small and medium enterprises to make a positive, lasting social impact and create the culture they need to deliver their vision and better outcomes for the people they serve. Richard Davies has extensive experience in corporate commercial roles at Kellogg’s and Shell where he was responsible for the training and development of half a million people. He now works with organisations to improve performance, increase focus and accelerate business results.

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