Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner!

Let us delve into how you can build/implement a healthy culture in an organization;

1. Analyze your culture as it sits now. 

How do you do this? Talk to the employees and get a sense of what they would change about the organization and their ideal future. 

2. Define the ideal culture for your organization.

How would an ideal culture look like in the organization? Remember to adopt employees' perfect future in your vision and show them how driving the vision compliments their goals.

3. Map the difference between the two - Status and Desired.

Comparing the two scenarios, identify the differences between them, and develop an action plan to achieve the desired status and ensure you execute it. 

4. Define/refine your organization's vision.

The vision gives direction to an organization. Lack of a clear, understood vision means there no chance to align the culture. The vision holds it together.

5. Learn to celebrate small wins.

Achieving small milestones and celebrating them motivates staff to keep going. When you build a culture of appreciating staff efforts, the employees will be the drivers of the vision and culture implementation in no time. 

Most people believe that Culture is a "HR thing"; on the contrary, Culture is everything. It is at the heart of strategy. 

That said; The impact of culture on a companies success is only as good as its strategy. A sound strategic plan is still key to an organization's success.