Successful leaders and organisations know that culture is the unseen advantage of world class teams. But can it be influenced? And what role do managers play in building and shaping it? Find out in 'Let's Talk Culture'.
“In Let’s Talk Culture, Shane manages to do what many culture experts cannot. That is to simplify the complexity that is culture. Full of stories and insights, Shane unpacks the 5 conversations about culture that every leader should have with their team. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture worth belonging to.” –Gabrielle Dolan, International keynote speaker and best-selling author of six books including Magnetic Stories and Stories for Work.
Successful leaders and organisations know that culture is the unseen advantage of world class teams. But can it be influenced? And what role do managers play in building and shaping it? Find out in 'Let's Talk Culture'.
“In Let’s Talk Culture, Shane manages to do what many culture experts cannot. That is to simplify the complexity that is culture. Full of stories and insights, Shane unpacks the 5 conversations about culture that every leader should have with their team. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture worth belonging to.” –Gabrielle Dolan, International keynote speaker and best-selling author of six books including Magnetic Stories and Stories for Work.
We don't need more eloquent speakers we need more authentic communicators. We need to give more focus to our character and content than we do our form and delivery. Thank you, Shane, for providing a tool to encourage that.Daniel Flynn, Co-founder Thankyou and best-selling author of Chapter One.
In a noisy world where people are constantly challenged with how to grab attention to deliver important messages to gain essential engagement and positioning, leadership matters more than ever. This book is smart, written by a credible leader, packaged in a way that shows you why, what and how. Don’t delay - study this, action this and lead the room powerfully.Christina Guidotti – CEO, Leading Women
This is the best Australian book on leadership and speaking that I have ever read. Taking a topic that scares most people, Shane creates a model to help people succeed in leading a team, the room, a conference facility and probably even the MCG. It is easy reading if you want to be a great leader then this book is guaranteed to helpToby Hall, Group CEO, St Vincent’s Health Australia
For leaders to be seen and heard they don’t just need to know how to build a platform they also need to know how to lead from it. Great leaders speak into the hearts and minds of the people they care for. In ‘Lead the Room’ Shane shows you how.Matt Church, Founder of Thought Leaders Global, Voted Top 10 Conference Speakers Globally
Lead the Room uses easy-to-understand models and concepts to illustrate the interconnection between leadership and communication. The personalised narrative compels you to want to be a better leader and the practical techniques give you a process to be a better communicator. The book is a wonderful blend of intellect and emotion, both in the way it is told and the content that is covered. Both emerging and experienced leaders will benefit from reading this.Rachel Tulia, Head of People & Culture, Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria
Shane’s book is a refreshing and necessary read in a world where many leaders are struggling to connect their messages with the people they lead. This book genuinely connected with me as a CEO leading transformation. Shane beautifully articulates ‘When you lead with a desire to add value for the people you are speaking to, you demonstrate that you value them. You tell them you care about their time, you appreciate that they showed up and you want to leave them in a better place than where you found them.’ What leader would not want to strive for this? This book will be one that I continue to use as a leader and one that I purchase for those that I coach.Leanne Williams, CEO, West Gippsland Libraries
At the heart of great leadership is great communication. In Lead The Room, Shane brings this truth into the spotlight with infectious energy and enthusiasm. Shane’s personal and relatable, story-driven style means you can't help but enjoy this book. More than that, no matter where you are in your leadership journey, you can't help but learn from it.Tim Costello - Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
AboutTheBook
Packed with research-based insights from Australia’s leading workplaces, Let’s Talk Culture is the how-to guide for people leaders who want to shape a world class team culture by design.
Successful leaders and organisations know that culture is the unseen advantage of world class teams. But can it be influenced? And what role do managers play in building and shaping it?
Author and expert in leader communication, Shane Michael Hatton, says the research suggests it can be influenced and that the people leader plays a crucial role – but it all starts with effective communication.
Based on extensive research with people leaders on the ground, Let’s Talk Culture reveals the five practical conversations people leaders need to have to design a world class team culture within their organisation.
An easy-to-understand guide for future culture champions, this book will give you the tools to build a team that attracts and retains your top talent, confidently address cultural inconsistencies in the workplace and meaningfully reward the behaviours that strengthen your team culture.
What's Covered?
Experience has taught me that if you want a book to be helpful and memorable, it needs to be simple. But if you’re going to tackle a book on a huge and complex topic like culture, you want to know that it’s thorough.
I wanted to know what people leaders think about culture. What it means to them. How they define it. How they view their role in building and shaping it. Where they feel confident and where they feel stuck.
Sometimes the most obvious solution is the best. So, I took the time to ask.
In 2021 I engaged McCrindle Research, an Australian research company with specialist skills in collecting and analysing data and demographics, to bring research to life to help me explore the attitudes and experiences around team culture for people leaders.
We set out with a few key research objectives for people leaders, including to:
• explore their understanding of what culture is
• gain insights into their beliefs about their role in shaping culture
• investigate what builds and what detracts from culture
• understand how equipped they feel to influence culture within their organisation.
This book draws on the findings from our quantitative study of 1002 managers from across Australia along with a series of in-depth qualitative interviews with managers at some of Australia’s best places to work.
Table of Contents
Part One: A Conversation about Culture
1. We’re all a little different – celebrate your uniqueness
2. The unseen advantage – get clear on your purpose
3. The problem with culture – remove your roadblocks
4. The conversations before the conversations – start with your foundations
Part Two: Culture Conversations
5. The expectation conversation – make the unspoken spoken
6. The clarification conversation – make the invisible observable
7. The communication conversation – make the words a language
8. Pick three and make it easy to see – focus on what matters most
Part Three: Keeping the Conversation Going
9. The confrontation conversation – make feedback less difficult
10. The celebration conversation – make recognition more meaningful
11. The dark side of culture – don’t accidentally build a cult
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