“A leader’s first task is to diagnose the culture. Only then can they decide whether to embrace, adapt, or transform it.”
"Your ability to accelerate your impact depends on your ability to read the cultural terrain and navigate it effectively."
- Michael Watkins
Leadership
"Organizational culture is the immune system of the company."
- Michael Watkins
Organization
"When you step into a new role, you are not just joining an organization, you are joining its culture."
- Michael Watkins
Organization
"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
Organization
"If strategy is the ‘what’ and process is the ‘how,’ culture is the ‘why.’"
- Michael Watkins
Organization
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership