ALHI BOOK CLUB
“When you ask people inside highly successful groups to describe their relationship with one another, they all tend to choose the same word. This word is not friends or team or tribe or any other equally plausible term. The word they use is family.”
— Daniel Coyle
We are so excited to bring to you our ALHI Book Club. My own personal obsession with books started as a child and I should call out our friends at Scholastic with their book fairs for expanding my world at an early age.
One of my favorite quotes about books is from none other than Dr. Suess, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." We hope these recommendations in our club allow you to grow, be entertained and take you to places you would not have traveled without a book!
In our Beyond The Meeting Room Magazine, we always have a section of “Executive Reads” to share a diverse group of perspectives with our ALHI community.
We continue to look for opportunities that provide value for you in the hopes that these initiatives make us all better personally or professionally.
Thank you for joining our club and we hope it takes you to places that surprise you often!
— Michael Dominguez, President & CEO, ALHI
MIKE'S FEATURED BOOK
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
by Daniel Coyle
The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including Pixar, the San Antonio Spurs, and U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind. Drawing on examples that range from Internet retailer Zappos to the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade to a daring gang of jewel thieves, Coyle offers specific strategies that trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust, and drive positive change. Coyle unearths helpful stories of failure that illustrate what not to do, troubleshoots common pitfalls, and shares advice about reforming a toxic culture. Combining leading-edge science, on-the-ground insights from world-class leaders, and practical ideas for action, The Culture Code offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.
Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do. The Culture Code puts the power in your hands. No matter the size of the group or the goal, this book can teach you the principles of cultural chemistry that transform individuals into teams that can accomplish amazing things together.
"THE CULTURE CODE" is a must read for anyone leading a team or organization. This book is a gift to every employee in our organization as our focus on living to a culture that we embrace has been at the core of our success. The book is an analysis of the learnings of some of the best teams from Navy Seal Team 6 to the San Antonio Spurs. Michael Dominguez, President & CEO, ALHI.
