Culture Integration Consulting

Culture Integration is one of the 9 key components of Strategy Autonomy. The reason why we give this single component specific attention is because it is an urgent need and can be an entry point for fostering strategy autonomy throughout the organization.

Not like strategy and strategic planning, corporate culture is not rooted in reality or business. Culture originated in personal beliefs, values and ideals of the founders and founding members what explains why culture cannot be integrated into daily operations and behaviors naturally. Other reasons why culture is neglected or isolated include ambiguous description of the culture, poor culture communications and education and lack of linkage between ideology and reality. Corporate culture is only seen as useful as just a beautiful dress for some special events if it is no longer as valuable as the engine of excellence.

Failed in culture integration itself is an obvious symptom of an unhealthy organization. You can imagine how difficult it is to implement performance breakthrough solutions in an unhealthy organization. 

The best indicator of an effective culture integration is that culture directly guides the behaviors of everyone in the organization. This implies successful culture clarification, cultivation and implementation. The definition and implications of culture must be clarified and articulated to be the overarching principle throughout the organization. Culture must also be the cornerstone of any systems and initiatives in the organization such as strategic planning and performance management. 
Culture is the most critical engine that drives the entire eco-system. The more powerful this engine is, the faster the organization is able to develop new competitive advantage. It all depends on the level of culture integration, which should be a priority in the eyes of entrepreneurs and business leaders.