“Money is not the whole picture but it’s the straw that stirs the drink”

What helps drive sustainable organizations?

This is a quote I read today from Wilbur Cave who was involved in the revitalization of some of the poor towns and districts in the Deep South of the US.

In organizational culture, it goes so wrong when the driving motive is all about money. Yes, it’s important – without the profit motive we don’t have sustainability, but it’s not everything. Taking the drinking analogy further, the spirit of an organization is in its values and those of its people and the mixer is the behaviours and practices that take place. When you mix those together, financial success often ensues.

We always focus on driving the right values and behaviours with all of our training and development. It’s what helps drive sustainable organizations.