What is that supposed to mean? I think of myself as a strategy guy so why is culture so threatening? Peter Drucker made the statement so maybe I had better find out what he meant by it.
It seems that business guru, Drucker, says that the culture of a company may be more important than strategy. He is aiming at the human factor – the people of the company – and how they work together implementing the plan. It may make all the difference.
Simply put, culture is the way of life in a company at its core; it is the way the company operates toward fulfilling the goals and includes the core values and behavior of each employee. It is the habitat in which strategy lives, the way things are done. Many experts affirm that “…any strategy that doesn’t take into account the culture of the organization is likely to fail. Leaders in organizations tend to focus more on strategy. The strategy is relatively easy to understand and create. Culture is complex and intangible, and hence, tends to get less attention from top leaders. But ignoring culture leads to underperformance and may even lead to the organization going out of business.”
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