The Mammoth in the Room
Can leaders learn how to harness the evolutionary foundations of human behavior to create better business outcomes? How much do evolutionary forces shape our own individual behaviors, decisions, and group dynamics? In each episode, multinational executive leader and author Nicolas Pokorny shares practical, research-based strategies, and stories about how to align humans around common goals and lead them effectively through ever-changing markets and times.
The Mammoth in the Room is an engaging listen of interest to leaders who wish to better lead their people by understanding the evolutionary foundations of human behavior and how to harness them.
01: The Mammoth in the Room: The Real Reason Why Businesses Succeed or Fail
August 15, 2024
McKinsey & Company Research in 2018 revealed that companies in the top quartile for culture achieve a 60% higher return to shareholders than median companies and 200% higher than those in the bottom quartile. Further, organizations with unhealthy cultures face a 50% higher chance of failure during times of transformation.
