The Culture Strategy
New Book Available
The Culture We Carry is a powerful and practical guide for anyone who wants to shape healthier, stronger, more human workplaces regardless of their title. Blending compelling real-life stories, neuroscience, organizational psychology, and decades of hands-on leadership experience, Abagail McKiernan reveals a transformative truth: culture is not created in policies or mission statements. It is created in moments. Small, intentional choices build trust, connection, and belonging.
Through vivid storytelling and relatable examples, from online communities to corporate boardrooms and from struggling teams to extraordinary acts of empathy, McKiernan shows how everyday interactions shape the emotional climate of our workplaces. She explores how emotions spread through teams, why micro-moments matter more than grand gestures, how calm leadership stabilizes chaos, and how kindness, psychological safety, and accountability form the backbone of sustainable success. Readers learn how to shift from reacting to responding, how to bridge the gap between intention and intentionality, and how to lead with clarity even in the gray areas where most real-world decisions live.
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100,000 Sparks
Igniting a community of kindness
tells the remarkable story of a grassroots mission that connected people in need with those willing to help, one act of kindness at a time. Through powerful stories, heartfelt thank-yous, and reflective moments, this book captures the evolution of Spark in the Dark, an online community whose impact reached far beyond individual lives to uplift an entire region. From moments of overwhelming generosity to the highs and lows of navigating an ever-growing network of support, each chapter brings readers into the personal and collective impact of kindness in action. Celebrating 100,000 needs met by acts of kindness, this book is a tribute, through the eyes of the founder, to the compassion that binds us and the sparks that inspire real, lasting change.