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An Everyone Culture

Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization

Build a company where everyone grows on the job.

by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey

Kegan and Lahey study Deliberately Developmental Organizations, companies that treat employees' personal growth as central to the business rather than a side benefit. Through deep case studies of firms like Bridgewater and Next Jump, they show cultures where people surface their weaknesses openly and use them as fuel for development. The book offers a model for building such an environment.

Founders set a company's cultural defaults early, and this book makes the case that a growth-oriented culture is a competitive advantage rather than a soft perk. It gives concrete examples of how to wire continuous development into everyday work.

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