Dangerous Advice for Culture (and Business) – Your Shot of Fearless Culture #360
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Please stop sharing this dangerous – and wrongly attributed – idea.
The saying “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” creates a false dichotomy.
It suggests that culture and strategy are at odds.
But the truth is, culture doesn’t compete with strategy – it amplifies it.
When culture and strategy align, they become a powerful force for success.
Yet, even the strongest culture can’t save a flawed business model or product.
Culture should support strategy as you scale your organization, expand to new geographies, or experience rapid growth.
They shouldn’t just share breakfast – they need to have lunch together, too.
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Stay fearless, my friend.
Gustavo
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I definitely agree that culture eats strategy for breakfast.
If an organisation’s culture is not actively put into practice and both done and seen to be done, then the organisation will have a culture that is not that set out no intended by the strategy
Culture is strategy walking. If it’s not walking, it’s being eaten.