“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”, a phrase originated by Peter Drucker and made famous by Mark Fields, President at Ford, is an absolute reality! Any company disconnecting the two are putting their success at risk. However, while many studies show there is a direct correlation between a healthy, productive culture and a company’s bottom line, […]

A strategy that is at odds with a company’s culture is doomed. Culture trumps strategy every time To right an organisation 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 […]

The value and power of storytelling is universal across cultures, across disciplines and over time. Many corporate communication plans fail to convey something fundamental to a company’s operations: its values. This is a missed opportunity to influence and energize employees. Here are three ways to communicate values in a meaningful way: Establish values across the […]

Corporate culture is a hard thing to get right. It’s a moving target that means something different to everyone. It grows and evolves over time and is the result of action and reaction. It is the lingering effect of every interaction. The definition of a new set of corporate values, the decision to reduce the level […]

What does it take to build a strong culture? That’s a tough question. Too many organisations go about the wrong way in creating corporate culture change. That probably explained why many of the corporate culture change initiatives failed or that that they cannot be sustained. It is not too surprising that many leaders and managers […]