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Presentation Description

Description of Topic/Presentation:

At this event, we will discuss the book “The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups” by Daniel Coyle. In this book, the author explores what makes highly successful groups work effectively together and examines how leaders and organizations can intentionally build strong team cultures that encourage collaboration, trust, and shared commitment to achieving common goals.

Together, we’ll explore the three essential skills of building safety, sharing vulnerability, and establishing purpose, and how these practices contribute to creating high-performing teams. Through understanding how a sense of belonging encourages participation, vulnerability strengthens trust and cooperation, and shared purpose aligns individual efforts toward common objectives, we’ll examine how everyday interactions and behaviors shape the culture and effectiveness of a team. The goal is to build a culture where people don't just work together, but succeed together.

In a project environment where success depends on effective collaboration, open communication, and alignment across diverse stakeholders, these principles will help project managers understand how to foster trust, encourage honest feedback, and establish a shared sense of purpose, ultimately creating stronger teams that are better equipped to navigate challenges and deliver successful project outcomes.

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Learning Objectives from the Book:

1. Understand how psychological safety fosters team collaboration.
2. Explore how vulnerability strengthens trust and teamwork.
3. Apply shared purpose to improve team alignment and performance.

Learning Objectives from the Meeting:

1. Improve understanding of how to develop and encourage high performing cultures and what they are made of.
2. Discuss the book with others.
3. Gain more perspective through integrating the perspectives of others.

If You Have Questions/Need Help

If you have any questions or need help, please reach out to the Book Club team at book-club@pmi-oc.org.

Speaker Bio

Daniel Coyle:

Daniel Coyle is the New York Times best-selling author of nine books, including Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment, The Culture Code, The Secret Race, The Little Book of Talent, The Talent Code, Lance Armstrong's War, Hardball: A Season in the Projects and the novel Waking Samuel. Winner (with Tyler Hamilton) of the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prize, he is a contributing editor for Outside magazine, and also works as a special advisor to the Cleveland Guardians. Coyle lives in Cleveland, Ohio during the school year and in Homer, Alaska, during the summer with his wife Jen, and their four daughters.

Location

This session will be delivered via online webinar. The link will be sent to all registered attendees before the book club meeting begins. 

PDU Accrual

Should you want PDUs for reading the book, you may personally report to PMI 1 PDU per hour of reading. Additionally, your attendance to the virtual meeting will result in one (1) PDU which will be reported to PMI on your behalf, via a PMI-OC volunteer, 2-3 days after the event.  The Book Club asks that you please completely read the book prior to attending the virtual event.  If you register for this event, but do not attend, you may still report PDUs for reading the book but may not report or receive additional PDUs for event engagement.

Time

5:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Early Login/Networking

6:00 p.m. - Event Start

6:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m. - Book Club Introduction

6:05 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Book Overview

6:15 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. - Initial Book Rating

6:20 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. - Discussion

6:55 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Post-discussion Book Rating

7:00 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. - Upcoming Events

7:05 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. - Next Book, Door Prize, Feedback Survey

7:10 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. - Group Photo & Networking/LI Profile Sharing

7:20 p.m. - Event Concluded & Adjourned

Cost

Registration Cutoff Date and Time: Must register by February16th, 2027@ 11:59 p.m.

This will allow us time to send the meeting link to all participants at once.

PDUs: Ways of Working (1 PDU for Meeting Attendance + 1 PDU Per Hour of Reading)