
For more than 15 years, Levine has helped leaders at Apple, Microsoft, Red Hat, Toyota, Credit Karma, UCSF, IBM and other companies build stronger work cultures. Here, he identifies the six key components of workplace culture, illustrating their connection to one another and how they drive an organization's ability to find, keep, and support the best employees.
PURPOSE → the motivating force-the North Star of an organization that both inspires and guides
VALUES → the powerful culture guardrails that establish behavioral expectations of employees and leaders
BEHAVIORS → the culturally-aligned actions of a work culture
RECOGNITION → the ways in which organizations support and incentivize values-aligned behaviors
RITUALS → the activities that create and strengthen the synapses of culture: relationships
CUES → The reminders designed to keep everyone connected to the organization's future
Each component is brought to life through contemporary case studies and success stories ranging from Silicon Valley startups to leading nonprofits, universities, and major corporations. Leaders of all levels will find expert guidance and proven strategies they can put to use to create a dynamic culture where employees thrive and business grows.
Josh gets it! In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world we live in, a company's culture is the only sustainable competitive advantage they have. Great Mondays provides anyone-from CEO to frontline associate-a playbook on how to maintain, grow, and evolve a healthy company culture. From personal stories to case studies, Josh illustrates that conversations around culture can be fun and inspiring. If you want to understand more of what culture is and what you can do to help your own company's culture, read this book.
JIM WHITEHURST
President, IBM
Author of The Open Organization
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When your culture is off, it can feel amorphous and unmanageable,
no matter how bad you want it to change. Josh has changed
stagnant cultures into dynamic, healthy, blossoming ones, and now
you can too by taking on his designer's mindset. I know, because he
helped us to do it.
BRANDON SCHAUER
Former Head of Enterprise Design, Capital One
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Reporting from the high seas of management consulting, Levine
shows why "culture is the keel of business." He generously shares
his insights, case studies, and workshop exercises with employers
eager to turn reluctant conscripts into motivated volunteers. A
must- read for progressive leaders.
MARTY NEUMEIER
Author of The Brand Gap, The Brand Flip, and Zag
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I pulled up my copy of Josh Levine's new book Great Mondays on a
Monday morning and it made my day. Josh speaks with an authoritative
voice honed by years of serious work with culture leaders. He
weaves together resonant strands of thought leadership with practical
exercises to create organizational culture designs that people
will appreciate any day of the week. If you care about company culture,
this book is indispensable.
DOUG KIRKPATRICK
Author of Beyond Empowerment and
From Hierarchy to High Performance
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Building a great culture is easier said than done, but Great Mondays
finally shows us how. Josh Levine's style is as informative as it is
delightful in this digestible and actionable "how to" on company
culture. From small business owners to line managers to executives,
this book is for anyone who cares about their culture and
wants to do something to make it better.
LAURA PUTNAM
Author of Workplace Wellness That Works,
Founder of Motion Infusion
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A must-read for HR leaders, culture champions, and anyone looking
to attract, retain, and engage the next generation of talent.
ADAM SMILEY POSWOLSKY
Author of The Quarter- Life Breakthrough