Every org claims culture matters, then treats it as a perk instead of infrastructure. But culture is the operating system your delivery runs on—and when it's broken, your best people disengage months before they resign, taking their discretionary effort with them. This session reframes culture as an engineering concern with measurable outputs: velocity, retention, and speed-to-market. We'll dissect the specific rituals and leadership behaviors that separate teams that compound from teams that churn, and why healthy culture is a competitive moat rivals can't copy. You'll leave able to read the signals others miss and intervene before your strongest people go quiet.