Culture is an elemental force within an organisation and with our help companies are able to harness this force to create positive change in their organisations. The culture governs the success and limitations of any process, policy, strategy or structure. It is the hidden context which determines decisions, actions and results an organisation achieves.

Consider this analogy. You inherit your grand-mother's house. Unknown to you, there is one peculiari-ty; all the light fixtures have bulbs that give off blue rather than yellow light. You find that you don't like the feel of the rooms and spend a lot of time and money repainting walls, buying furniture, and replacing carpets. You never seem to get it quite right, but nonetheless, you rationalise that at least it is improving with each thing you do. Then one day you notice the blue light bulbs and change them. Suddenly, all that you fixed is broken.

Context is like the colour of the light, not the objects in the room. It is the underlying assumptions and invisible premises on which decisions are based. It determines an organisation's culture and possibilities for the future. If time is not taken to uncover people’s hidden agendas (context) - how they relate, what they are committed to, how they perceive things – it will be increasingly difficult to align staff to any new agenda introduced by management. ' The Reinvention Rollercoaster' HBR Article 1993 by Tracy Goss, Richard Pascale and Anthony Athos

Consequently, successful implementation is not about the right technology or management theory, but about creating the right environment and context in which these tools can flourish. In most change initiatives, however, resources and energy are spent on making sure the right tools are being used; yet it is the existing environment that will determine their success. This phenomenon results in incremental performance improvements rather than a real shift in an organisation’s capabilities.

Essentially, the most important ingredient to the success of sustaining significant change is being devalued and not paid attention to. Don’t be fooled. There isn’t a piece of technology or management theory on this planet that can provide you with the competitive advantage, strength and sustainable growth gained by motivated, enthused and committed staff working to their full potential.

This is the essence of Achieve Breakthrough.

"The definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results"
Rita Maë Brown