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Book · 2018 · Business & Economics

The culture code

The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

by Daniel Coyle · Brought up by 9 people on 7 podcasts

The culture code by Daniel Coyle has been mentioned in 13 episodes across 7 podcasts (8 episodes recommend it and 5 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jay Shetty (6 episodes), Adam Grant (1 episode) and Joe Rogan (1 episode) on On Purpose with Jay Shetty (6 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes) and Lenny's Podcast (1 episode).

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He talks about in the first chapter, he talks about how like the core leadership trait you need is not love or control, it's safety.
Jay Shetty · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2026 Listen at 1:08:15

Questions about The culture code by Daniel Coyle

Who recommends The culture code by Daniel Coyle on podcasts?

Jay Shetty (4 episodes), Adam Grant (1 episode), Joe Rogan (1 episode), Lex Fridman (1 episode) and Theo Von (1 episode) have recommended The culture code by Daniel Coyle on podcasts. In all, 9 people brought it up across 7 podcasts (5 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention The culture code the most?

On Purpose with Jay Shetty (6 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes), Lenny's Podcast (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (1 episode), among 7 podcasts in all.

Is The culture code recommended, or only discussed?

The culture code by Daniel Coyle was recommended in 8 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2026-04-27.

What do people say about The culture code?

Jay Shetty on On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2026-04-27): "He talks about in the first chapter, he talks about how like the core leadership trait you need is not love or control, it's safety."

When was The culture code last mentioned on a podcast?

The culture code by Daniel Coyle was last recommended on On Purpose with Jay Shetty by Jay Shetty on 2026-04-27.

What they say about it

Grouped from 13 episodes
  • Calls it a great book
    4
  • Discusses feedback methods“how to give proper feedback”
    2

The best things said about it

5 of 16 · every mention
Recommended
I studied Daniel Coyle's book, The Culture Code, which I love. Great book!
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Nov 2023
Recommended
There's a great book called Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Feb 2023
Recommended
My goal is to read a chapter a day of this book that I've been reading called The Culture Code, which is just a phenomenal book about that.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Feb 2022
Recommended
If you know if somebody wrote me a 9 page that would just forward it right to triage if it were a two paragraph email I might respond and say you know here are my two favorite books on the topic are switched by the heath brothers and the culture code by Dan Coyle.
Adam Grant The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2019
Discussed
I read something similar to what you're saying in terms of how to give proper feedback, and it was in a book called The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, and he talks about a three-step method.
Jordan Peterson On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Nov 2024

Where and when it comes up

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Podcast episodes that discussed The culture code, by year. One episode counts once, however often the book came up.

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Episodes, each counted once, by the strongest way it came up.

Most episodes, by podcast

7 shows

9 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Why people recommend it

The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle is a comprehensive examination of how successful groups build high performance, trust, and cohesion through intentional cultural design. Jay Shetty frequently recommended the volume across multiple episodes of On Purpose, sharing how studying the text helped improve his leadership, recruitment skills, and team-building strategies. Shetty specifically highlighted the book's core premise that the primary leadership trait required for group success is psychological safety rather than mere love or control, and he noted his appreciation for the author's insights into coaching methods used by sports figures like Gregg Popovich. Theo Von briefly praised the volume on This Past Weekend as a fantastic and concise read. Lex Fridman and Ben Askren discussed the author's related research on talent hot spots during an episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, exploring how exceptional environments foster greatness. Furthermore, Adam Grant recommended the title on The Tim Ferriss Show, listing it alongside other top resources for understanding and transforming organizational culture. Across these various platforms, speakers consistently pointed to the book as an essential manual for anyone seeking to foster collaboration and high-level performance within groups.

Every mention

16 quotes from 13 episodes · 1 passing or ad reads below
Jay Shetty And I remember reading uh Daniel Coyle's culture code. I don't know if you've read that book. It's a really… 6
Recommended
“And I remember reading uh Daniel Coyle's culture code. I don't know if you've read that book. It's a really good book. And he talks about in the first chapter, he talks about how like the core leadership trait you need is not love or control, it's safety.”
Discussed
“It's called Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.”
Discussed
“I read something similar to what you're saying in terms of how to give proper feedback and it was in a book called the culture code by Daniel coil”
Recommended
“and I studied Daniel coil's book the culture code which I love great book yeah it's fantastic and I interviewed him on the show too and looked at his Playbook and everything else”
Recommended
“And I studied Daniel Coyle's book, The Culture Code, which I love. Great book!”
Recommended
“Another thing that came to my mind when we were talking about this was there's a great book called Culture Code by Daniel Coyle. And he quotes Popovich, who I believe is a basketball coach, a very successful basketball coach, says my basketball level of knowledge.”
Recommended
“uh if i was a leader in the monastery it was different to being a leader here and so my goal is to read a chapter a day of this book that i've been reading called the culture code which is just a phenomenal book about that and i've been doing that”
Adam Grant if you know if somebody wrote me a 9 page that would just forward it right to triage if it were a two parag… 1
Recommended
“if you know if somebody wrote me a 9 page that would just forward it right to triage if it were a two paragraph email I might respond and say you know here are my two favorite books on the topic are switched by the heath brothers and the culture code by Dan Coyle”
Joe Rogan and also the talent code It's another book I'm in the middle of I feel like the tipping's great book 1
Recommended
“and also the talent code It's another book I'm in the middle of I feel like the tipping's great book”
Lex Fridman Have you read the book the talent code yeah it's great and that kind of talks about these talent hot spots… 1
Recommended
“Have you read the book the talent code yeah it's great and that kind of talks about these talent hot spots all around the world”
Theo Von Culture Code. Culture Code. It's a a great book. 1
Discussed
“Have you ever read that book? Uh, culture code. Ah, culture code.”
Recommended
“Culture Code. Culture Code. It's a a great book.”
Chris Voss interesting book out there called the culture code Daniel Coyle 1
Discussed
“interesting book out there called the culture code Daniel Coyle”
Heidi Helfand there's some research in the book the culture code by Daniel Coyle which talks about that but then it's als… 1
Discussed
“there's some research in the book the culture code by Daniel Coyle which talks about that but then it's also important to coach the people through change that are already at the company”
Jordan Peterson Yes, yeah, I read something similar to what you're saying in terms of how to give proper feedback, and it w… 1
Discussed
“Yes, yeah, I read something similar to what you're saying in terms of how to give proper feedback, and it was in a book called The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle, and he talks about a three-step method.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson it is your a the talent code no Daniel Coyle know one of the interesting parts about it is Brazilian soccer… 1
Discussed
“it is your a the talent code no Daniel Coyle know one of the interesting parts about it is Brazilian soccer players how good they are”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“that's the same guy the consultant repair i think his name is and he's a book or something i'll call the culture code”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Jay Shetty, Steven Erle / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Jordan Peterson, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Joe Rogan, The White House / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain); Lex Fridman, lexfridman / Wikimedia Commons (CC0); Theo Von, Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0); Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).