Michael Watkins

"A leader’s first task is to diagnose the culture. Only then can they decide whether to embrace, adapt, or transform it."

- Michael Watkins

"Your ability to accelerate your impact depends on your ability to read the cultural terrain and navigate it effectively."

- Michael Watkins

"Organizational culture is the immune system of the company."

- Michael Watkins

"When you step into a new role, you are not just joining an organization, you are joining its culture."

- Michael Watkins

"The most important conversations you have during your first 90 days are about understanding the culture: what’s valued, what’s ignored, and what’s taboo."

- Michael Watkins

"If strategy is the ‘what’ and process is the ‘how,’ culture is the ‘why.’"

- Michael Watkins