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| The best articulated corporate vision and strategy is of no value if it cannot engage the hearts, minds and work habits of employees at all levels and convey a purpose beyond just profit. |
President, E3
Most of us have heard the phrase: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." It could also be restated as "Your actions speak louder than your words." This means that management can dream up any strategy they want to but their behaviors and actions are what creates the culture of an organization, not their strategy. Culture drives the efficiency of an organization's processes. The culture drives the success or failure of an organization. The culture is the product of leadership decisions or the lack of decisions.
The mix of positive and negative forces present in any work culture fuels the cascades that drives success or failure of the whole organization. The best articulated corporate vision and strategy is of no value if it cannot engage the hearts, minds and work habits of employees at all levels and convey a purpose beyond just profit.
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