“Everything flows from culture. Culture is everything.”
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The theme of this week’s newsletter is “Everything Flows from Culture.” Enjoy!
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”
BABE RUTH
What is a Healthy Sales Culture?
by David Wuensch
Then I asked, “What is with the culture here? You can feel it.” Robert leaned forward and whispered, “Michael, everything flows from culture. Culture is everything.” (Weinberg, Mike. Sales Management. Simplified.: The Straight Truth About Getting Exceptional Results from Your Sales Team (p. 119). AMACOM. Kindle Edition.)
I know of no better quote to illustrate the importance of a healthy sales culture to a successful sales team ……
Every once in a while we see something special. In 1980, I was thirteen and I can remember watching the winter Olympics on a little black and white TV in my basement …..
Changing Organizational Culture to Drive Performance
by Dale Hintz Senior Consultant, Excellent Cultures
The unique thing about organizational culture is it acts as a powerful force in all organizations; period – full stop. Each organization competes in different markets, requires different professional skill sets (tech firm-software engineer v. construction firm-carpenters) and is pursuing a strategy based on the market opportunities and capabilities of the Team. Culture lifts performance or holds down performance ….
A road warrior sales rep walked up to the airline check-in counter. “I would like this suitcase to go to London, this suitcase to go to Chicago, and this one to Vancouver.” The clerk replied, “Oh, sir, we can’t do that!” “Why not? You did it last week!”