Purpose has suddenly become all the rage with leaders and marketers. BUT you can only be a Purpose-driven organization if you’re prepared to stick to those principles in good times AND bad.
Strategy is one of the most critical requirements of leadership. Sadly, too often, what passes for Strategy is just an exercise in hopefulness, not rigour.
Your brand is embodied by everyone in your organization. Or it isn’t. Equally your culture is lived by everyone or its not. When it isn’t the rot can set in very quickly.