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From Rules to Resonance: Beyond Compliance to Coherence

Post 4 of 25 – The Leader’s Guide to Culture

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Richard Barrett
Oct 31, 2025
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When rules dominate, trust erodes

Every organisation needs rules. They provide structure, ensure fairness, and set boundaries for behaviour. But when rules become the primary mechanism for control, they suffocate trust and creativity.

Rules create compliance. Values create coherence. And it is coherence, not compliance, that builds strong and agile cultur…

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