Dropping the C-Bomb: Why Team Climate Crushes Culture

Forget changing culture. Start shaping climate.

Why buy this book?

Every year, organisations spend millions chasing “culture change.” New posters, new values, new beanbags… same results: frustration, churn, and another failed programme in the graveyard.

The truth? People don’t feel culture. They feel climate.
Team climate is the everyday reality your people experience—the trust, clarity, energy, and safety (or lack of it) created by leaders. When the climate’s right, teams thrive. When it’s not, no culture statement will save you.

This book flips the script on culture. It gives leaders at every level the tools to create climates where people want to show up, do great work, and stick around.

We help your people to learn and deploy the skills and behaviours they need to deliver next level performance.​

Inside the book, you’ll find:

  • The science and research behind why team climate trumps culture

  • Practical frameworks to build psychological safety, resilience, accountability, and curiosity

  • Stories from thousands of leaders we’ve worked with (warts and all!)

  • TNTs (Tiny Noticeable Things): Small actions that create explosive change

  • Interactive tools, reflections, and free resources you can grab here

This isn’t theory or corporate waffle. It’s a field guide for leaders who want to make work better, more human, and more high-performing.

Who is it for?

  • Team leaders who just had their magic weekend promotion

  • Senior leaders trying to shift performance without drowning in PowerPoint decks

  • Anyone tired of being told “culture eats strategy for breakfast” and wanting something that actually works

Meet the authors

Dropping the C-Bomb was written by some of Elev-8’s leadership team:

Together, they’ve spent decades helping thousands of leaders and teams across industries create climates where people thrive. This book distils what works (and what doesn’t) into a field guide for real change.

Want more than a book?

Dropping the C-Bomb is just the start. If you’re ready to go beyond ideas on paper and shift your team’s performance for real, check out our Team Climate programmes.

We’ll help you embed the skills and behaviours that turn climate into results.

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