In The Culture Code, Coyle documents the ways that highly effective groups, whether they are teams of soldiers or high-tech startups, cooperate for effectiveness. The overarching theme of this book is that group culture dictates how well the group performs.

In this book, McConnell unpacks the theological and philosophical underpinnings for leading with cross-cultural dynamics as his primary lens. He highlights leadership theories but the emphasis of culture is stronger. The text is punctuated with real life experiences and case studies.

This book presents a solution to the lack of organizational goal fulfillment. The authors suggest that many organizations and teams face the “whirlwind” (the daily and ongoing tasks everybody must fulfill) and never get to their most important goals. They then construct a framework for focusing on a few very important goals, identifying lead measures, scoring progress and creating an ongoing “cadence of accountability.”