Culture Change Quotes

“Social change is a million individual acts of kindness; culture change is a million subversive acts of resistance.”
― Mary Pipher, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

“The religions changed, the nuances of the demon, theologically, changed but the creature itself did not. So many diseases and illnesses were ascribed to demonic possession.”
― L.B. Ó Ceallaigh, Revenants, Retroviruses, and Religion: How Viruses and Disease Created Cultural Mythology and Shaped Religious Perspectives

“Today a cultural challenge is to move from the dogma of "Work therefore I am" to the creative (almost neo-Cartesian) paradigm of "I think, create and solve problems therefore I am useful":”
― Luigina Sgarro

“Leadership Wisdom refers to authenticity, compassion, insight, discernment, selflessness, purpose-driven behavior, and making decisions for the greater good over the advancement of the self. We can only develop wisdom as we learn to let go of our defenses and act out of choice rather than defensiveness.

Robertson, Susan . Real Leadership: Waken To Wisdom . The Books Factory. Kindle Edition.”
― Susan Robertson, Real Leaderhip: Waken to Wisdom

“A language is a dialect with an army and navy

אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט
a shprakh iz a dyalekt mit an armey un flot”
― Max Weinreich, Max Weinriech's 'Geschichte der juddischen Sprachforschung'

“Taking action can also help reduce anxiety about the future. The compounding power of daily rituals can not only transform your personal relationship to the planet but also create a ripple effect from your life to the lives of people you know. Simply put, the Law of Simplicity & Consistency, the Law of Identity, and the Law of Amplification work together to create culture change.”
― Heather White, One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet

“The main "stream" is dammed, languid, polluted, and unchanging.”
― Lone Wolf Circles

“Culture doesn't just change because it ought to. It changes because we decide to honestly assess the values, behaviours, and systems that are not working for us—not helping us thrive and flourish as a community—and replace them with ones that do.”
― Diane Kalen-Sukra, Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It

“Rather than blaming people for their poor habits, Behavior Analysis focuses on altering the environment to help them succeed.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“The reality of execution is that nothing changes until people’s behaviors change.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Consistent behavior can be like a turbo boost for your organization, and it won’t cost you anything extra. In contrast, inconsistent behavior can be a major stumbling block if you underestimate its importance in achieving effective execution.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Vital Behaviors reflect an organization’s brand, policies, procedures, work processes, terms, and tools.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Sometimes the cause of behavioral hotspots lies hidden elsewhere in the process.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Simply relying on leaders isn’t enough to make habits stick in a company.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Make sure you consider how performance improvement in one area might have a positive or negative ripple effect on the rest of the organization.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“The behaviors must connect at an emotional level for people. They must be personally rewarding, not just for the organization.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“People need to know that leaders are doing everything possible to remove barriers that hamper their doing the “right” things.”
― Julie M. Smith

“External environment is more important than internal, personal motivation— because if you change your environment, behavior change will follow, and so will a change in your thoughts and beliefs.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA

“Instead of blaming individuals for their poor habits, Behavior Analysis focuses on understanding observable behaviors and how the environment can be adjusted to support desired changes.”
― Julie M. Smith, Vital Behavior Blueprint: 5 Steps to Embed Mission-Critical Habits into Your Organization's DNA