An organisation’s culture affects performance and productivity
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”
A very popular quote by Peter Drucker.
Which emphasizes that a company’s culture has a greater impact on its success than its strategic plans alone.
WINGS take pride assisting businesses to understand how a company’s culture can either enable or inhibit the performance of employees which hinders successful implementation of strategic goals. No matter how well-defined the strategy may be, it ultimately depends on the alignment with the prevailing culture within the organisation.
Let’s see couple of examples:
1. Innovation: A business may have a well-crafted strategy to encourage innovation, such as investing in research and development or launching new products. However, if the business’s culture is risk-averse or resistant to change, employees may not feel empowered to suggest new ideas or take innovative initiatives.
In this case, the culture of fear or resistance to change can hinder the execution of the innovation strategy.
2. Collaboration: A business/ organisation may have a strategy to foster collaboration among different departments to streamline processes and drive efficiency. However, if the company’s culture encourages competition between departments, employees may be reluctant to share information or work together towards common goals.
In this case, the culture of internal competition can undermine the strategic objective of fostering collaboration.
Overall, it’s the leader and his people who nurtures and nourishes the culture.
Do you think its important for any organisation to dive into their ‘culture’ to improve performance and productivity?