LEVERAGE: The CEO's Guide to Corporate Culture A book specially written for the CEO and business leader to better understand what corporate culture is, why it matters, the impact on performance, where culture comes from, how to better understand the strenghts and weaknesses of your own culture, and importantly, how to develop and sustain high performance culture. With over 35 years of experience advising CEOs and senior executive teams of global organizations, international business consultant and author John R. Childress brings to life the important elements of corporate culture including the role of leadership, approaches to culture change, culture myths, culture surveys ans assessments and the role of culture in business performance and mergers & acquisitions. The writing style is direct and to the point since CEOs and business leaders have little time to wade through consultant 'gobblygook' or academic text. LEVERAGE is also filled with examples and case studies that bring the topic of corporate culture to life! You need to read this book before your CEO does! - Frank Tempesta, former CEO, Textron Systems Companies. This is the book every CEO has been waiting for! An insightful synthesis into the important topic of corporate culture, why it matters and how to separate the valuable from the B.S. - Michael J. McNally, Aivia Corporation. This book is both practical, insightful and honest in separating the facts from the fallacies about Corporate Culture.