John KOTTER Cultures can exert a powerful effect

John KOTTER “Cultures can exert a powerful effect on individuals and on performance, especially in a competitive environment… This influence may even be greater than all those factors that have been discussed most often in the organizational and business literature: strategy, organizational structure, management systems, financial analysis tools, leadership, etc. ” Kotter, John P. (2008 -06 -30). Corporate Culture and Performance

John KOTTER Corporate culture can significantly impact longterm performance. The importance of culture is increasing, not decreasing. Corporate cultures that inhibit strong long-term performance develop easily. Although to change, corporate cultures can be made more performance enhancing. Kotter, John P. (2008 -06 -30). Corporate Culture and Performance

John R. TREACE “Core values define company culture, which is a big part of why they’re so important to driving performance. We can represent the relationship this way: core values → company culture → actions/performance Core values, and the company culture they support, are the most important ingredient in achieving predictability and consistency in the actions that bring about the results we want. ” Treace, John R. – “How Core Values Drive Performance” Quality. Digest. com December 2, 2011

Jim COLLINS “Visionary companies [have] a core ideology–core values and sense of purpose beyond just making money–that guides and inspires people throughout the organization and remains relatively fixed for long periods of time. ” Collins, Jim and Porras, Jerry Built to Last – Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, Harper. Business, New York, 1994, Book

“Action without philosophy is a lethal weapon; philosophy without action is worthless. ” - Soichiro Honda