The biggest enemy (or ally) of Enterprise Transformation is
Culture.
Do not underestimate the power of culture.
Do not underestimate the power of culture.
Do not underestimate the power
of culture.
Culture trumps Everything™ is much much more than just a
saying. It is a very cold hard fact, which if ignored, literally has the
capacity to destroy civilisations.
For any human based system, you can change as many Methods
as you like, define as many Artefacts as you like and change the Environment
used until the cows come home, but like a cork bobbing in the sea, they are
utterly insignificant compared to the churning seas of Culture. Even when the
sea appears calm there can be dangerous undercurrents and hidden dangers that
can sink the unsinkable. All Enterprises have to navigate the icebergs of
culture, but many of them do not realise that they can only see 10% of the
iceberg.
From personal experience:
5% of the time that equates to
Culture Enables Everything™
95% of the time that equates to
Culture Fucks Up Everything™
