CULTURE BY DESIGN: The Five Pillars That Decide Whether Any Organization Survives

Every organization has a personality and it isn't an accident. It's the result of five forces, always present, rarely named: Product, Process, People, Policy, and Politics. When they're balanced, the result is Toyota, Mondragon, Botswana's diamond industry. When they're not, the result is Boeing's 737 MAX, Wells Fargo's fake-account scandal, or Venezuela's collapsed state oil company-organizations and institutions with real talent and real resources that failed anyway, for reasons that were visible in hindsight and predictable in advance. Culture by Design gives you the diagnostic these organizations didn't use. In under 30 minutes, you'll be able to score any team, business, or institution across all five pillars and see exactly where the imbalance is-before it becomes a crisis. Inside, you'll find: - A 30-minute diagnostic tool (plus a deeper 20-question version for high-stakes decisions)- A 7-phase blueprint for rebuilding any system that's out of balance- The seven failure patterns that predict organizational collapse, and a red-flag checklist to catch them early- Verified, documented case studies spanning six continents-not the same five Silicon Valley companies every other business book uses- A complete toolkit of scorecards and templates you can apply immediately Whether you're leading a five-person team or diagnosing why a national institution collapsed, the same five questions apply. This book teaches you to ask them.