⚡️ What you might have gotten wrong about “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”
🤔 I am afraid that this quote from Peter Drucker invites the misunderstanding that culture is more important than strategy. But that’s not it.
💪 You need a strong strategy and then also a strong culture – but a strong culture cannot make up for a lousy strategy (and neither will a strong strategy succeed, if not backed up by culture).
⚖️ Success needs strategy AND culture. So it’s not that one is “better”/ “more important” than the other, both need to be in synch
🎧 I thought that James Gorman nails the point in this interview (https://buff.ly/3v7vVEb):
“Having a clear strategy earns you the right to talk about culture. Culture is what guarantees continuing strategic shifts and alignment to the world around you.”
Published by Eva-Maria Hempe
I am a technology and healthcare executive. Currently, I am heading Enterprise Sales for DACH, Eastern Europe, and Israel for VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.
My mission is twofold - to ensure digital is a force for good when it comes to sustainability and to be an effective leader who enables and equips sales teams to sell more strategically, and shape and close big(ger) deals.
I am a big believer in empathy and a thorough understanding of customer needs to deliver superior customer value. I am also a board member for a leading European health and social care software provider.
My background is in strategy consulting, working for Bain & Company on corporate strategy & transformations for tech and healthcare clients.
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Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe 