Andy Wright: ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’

The words in the above title were attributed to globally respected management guru Peter Drucker, and although there is some debate as to whether he did say these words, if we imagine that he did, what did he mean by them?

I don’t think that he was saying that having a strategy is unimportant or a secondary consideration, rather that a strong and positive culture was the best way to guarantee success in business over the long term, as teams that are fully aligned and believe in what they are jointly trying to achieve and why they are doing it can overcome any and all challenges.