Flourish

Chilean miners trapped underground for thirty-three days, a Dutch community that rebuilt itself through self-organisation, and a Michigan delicatessen grown into a large business are among the cases Daniel Coyle uses to ask what separates living from flourishing. The argument is that belonging, purpose and vitality come out of specific behaviours rather than temperament, and that those behaviours can be identified and repeated. Coyle looks at how attention is allocated inside a group, how people show up and listen, and how rituals hold a community together under strain. Each case is followed by the dynamic it demonstrates, so the book reads as evidence and method rather than encouragement alone, in the manner of his earlier work on team culture. Where the thinking leads: • Case studies drawn from extreme situations as well as ordinary workplaces • Attention and ritual examined as practical levers inside a group • Small behavioural shifts traced through to large changes in outcome • Written by the author of The Culture Code For readers interested in psychology, relationships, teams and the practical side of wellbeing. Available from Boipoka.