Don’t underestimate Culture. Your Strategy probably already has.

Culture: Still Eating Strategy for Breakfast

Your culture isn’t just a supporting act to your strategy—it’s the stage, the script, and the cast. It impacts your strategy at every single point:

• Ideation, Development, and Analysis: The lens through which ideas are formed and decisions are shaped.
• Discussion, Agreement, and Alignment: The trust (or lack of it) that allows alignment to happen—or not.
• Translation into Actionable Plans: The bridge between vision and reality, driven by shared values and behaviours.
• Communication and Commitment: The clarity and connection that inspire people to commit, not just comply.
• Execution and Operationalising: The daily behaviours and norms that determine if things actually get done.
• Monitoring and Reporting on Progress: The openness to feedback and learning that drives improvement.
• Adjusting Course: The courage and agility to pivot when necessary.
• Celebrating Success: The shared moments that build momentum and reinforce what matters.

Here’s the hard truth: if culture and strategy aren’t aligned, culture always wins. It eats strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Don’t underestimate the power of culture—it might already be undercutting your strategy, whether you see it or not.