Archive for October 25, 2023

I have a client whose top leadership is very aware that they have employees that are “culture killers.” They’re not everywhere, and it’s not everyone, but there are enough people in the organization who are toxic that it’s having enormous negative implications.

On the upside, the leadership is also fully embracing a new process to assess and enhance the culture. They’re also not naïve that this is just some “project” or “motivational program” that can be accomplished overnight. This is a process that will take several years of consistent work with

by Brian Becker

I’m beginning a new series of posts about culture. Why? Because the more experiences I have as a consultant and executive coach, I realize that everything is affected by culture.

Peter Drucker, organizational guru for over 30 years was right when he said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It doesn’t matter how smart you are, how on-target your goals are or how much you want to succeed. If the culture is weak or dysfunctional, it will negatively affect everything!

Culture is the intangible made up by myriad forces that are