Ducks in a Row: the Destination is a Function of the Journey
by Miki SaxonSomeone once said, “Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey.”
Bad management, at any level, is often a function of focusing on the destination and forgetting the journey.
The destination is usually quantified as “success,” a smoky concept at best, or more specifically goals, such as raising productivity, increasing sales, launching a new product, etc.
Then the journey would seem to be those things needed to achieve the goals, but is that accurate?
More and more modern research and studies are showing that the journey is better defined as company culture, since it is the culture from which success—and everything else—flows.
No matter at what level you manage, the culture that flows from you will define the environment in which your people work and that, in turn, will define and drive your success.
In an era of global competition and a fast moving business environment the best managers make sure they mind their metrics and their cultures—but not in that order.
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