Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Today’s leadership message is going to be short and to the point. But, don’t let the brevity overshadow the power of the message.

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

This quote has been my mantra lately at Dare to be Amazing.  The late management guru, Peter Drucker, brilliantly states what I have believed for years.  Get your culture in line and you can achieve anything. Without a dynamic and profound culture in place, you can develop strategy all day long with poor results. 

By culture I mean the practice of values, vision, teamwork, relationships, communication, accountability, engagement and agreements. 

Remember in a recent of issue Simply Amazing, you learned about the difference between “being” and “doing” and how success is heavily dependent on the “being.” Well, think of your culture as the “being” and the strategy as the “doing”.  You need both to be successful. However, with a broken down culture, your strategies will fall flat. That is a certainty.

See, here's the thing. Culture eats strategy for breakfast (and maybe even lunch as well!). Lead with an engaging culture and greatness will be in your future.