Why I stopped trying to ‘fix’ company culture

We’re told culture eats strategy for breakfast. But what happens when you’re asked to “fix” a culture that’s been shaped over decades? Early in my consulting career, I thought culture was a problem I could solve - with surveys, workshops, a few posters on the wall. I’ve since learned that culture is less like a machine and more like a living ecosystem. You don’t fix it. You work with it, learn from it, and, when you’re lucky, help it grow in the right direction.