March 1
Build a culture that supports strategy implementation
To right an organization headed for trouble, you need to build a culture that supports strategy implementation. Give employees a reason to care about your customers, their colleagues, and about how to do business right in a world that rewards cutting corners and compromising values.
During a turnaround, don’t focus exclusively on distinguishing yourself from the competition, find what brings you together as a company. It may be values, a vision, or a set of shared emotions. Articulate this sense of unity well and the business will follow.
Companies that attempt strategic change without considering organizational culture risk failure. Business leaders need to be aware that culture is not just something that happens outside of a business. Companies large and small have their own cultures as well. A culture can happen spontaneously within a company, and managers can learn how to harness its power or be overpowered by it. Managers can also take an active part in shaping an organizational culture, to try to ensure that it benefits the company’s goals and its employees.
Do remember the famous words of Peter Drucker: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast“.
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Build a culture that supports strategy implementation — http://www.torbenrick.eu/t/r/srd
