In 1992, James Carville coined the famous – or rather infamous – phrase:
It’s the economy, stupid.
Several decades on, it is still used in many political debates on TV or in heated conversations about politics at family dinners, when someone wants to make a point: economy is essential when you talk about politics, as most policies involve spending money. Whether it’s the right point, this is an entirely different question…
Paraphrasing Carville’s catchphrase, we might say that when it comes to companies and organization,
It’s the culture, stupid.
Granted, it’s culture, among many other things, but culture is the dynamo that puts everything in motion: people, ideas, strategies, and vision.
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