Culture eats Projects

Even the best strategy isn’t guaranteed success. Why is this?

We learn time and time again that great strategies can be resisted by a strong culture. I’ve witnessed this myself. Even when armed with the best strategy—projects sometimes fail due to culture.

Culture can be a powerful thing. It can counteract and resist change—no matter how good the project is. To paraphrase Peter Drucker, “Culture eats projects for breakfast.”