Culture Trumps Everything: The Unexpected Truth about the Ways Environment Changes Biology, Psychology, and Behavior

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What determines our behaviors as human beings at the individual and organizational level? Despite the fact that it steadily feels as though either our biology or our personality (or both) guides our decisions about issues large and small, increasing evidence suggests that…culture trumps everything.What happens when people who are normally loud and boisterous walk into a church or a library? They lower their voices. Did they suddenly change their biology or their personalities? Of course not. They simply responded accurately to cultural expectations of behavior. It kind of feels obvious in this case, but the truth is that culture has a similar have an effect on on virtually everything that every one of us does – on a daily basis – without even realizing it. The many cultures that each of us concurrently belong to have a disproportionate have an effect on on the ways we think, feel and behave. As a result, leaders of organizations both large and small have the opportunity to shape their cultures in ways that foster positive outcomes for all stakeholders – from employees, to senior leaders, to shareholders, to the broader community.This book investigates the powerful ways in which a variety of factors, to include behavioral norms, alternative corporate models, habit patterns, connectedness, consider, language, and time perspective, have an effect on the creation of “quintessence” in organizations. It is this quintessence – or lack thereof – that ultimately determines the success and sustainability of organizations. As leaders, we get the organizations we deserve, as a right away result of the cultures we nourish (or neglect). If we want to ensure the best conceivable outcomes for ourselves and our organizations, we must focus on developing the cultures that foster success for all stakeholders, because…culture trumps everything.

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