The Fake Battle Between Culture and Strategy

The other day I came across yet another article/post declaring that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” (or lunch, or dinner, or afternoon tea…). I tweeted it out, copying my friend and colleague, Jeff De Cagna, since he and I have been discussing...

Culture Codes Go Mainstream

Four years ago, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings posted a slide deck about their culture. It was originally created as an internal document, but he shared it, and it’s now been viewed several million times. The deck (and Netfilx’s culture) actually get their own...

Excerpt from Culture Ebook

In case you didn’t see it, SmartBrief has reprinted an excerpt from my new ebook, Culture That Works, over on their SmartBlog on Leadership. It’s from Chapter 2, and it includes my definition of culture. My favorite quote: And, unlike products and...

Finding a Good Culture Assessment

Although I can’t say that culture change is easy, there is a certain simplicity to the basic structure of the process: Figure out what your ideal culture is Honestly assess where your culture currently is. Close the gap. When it comes to that second...
Jamie Notter