I used to believe that you could change the culture or behavior of a company. I still believe it's possible, but it is at least a five to ten year process, if you are successful at all. More recently, I… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
When a change initiative is focused on changing a company's culture directly, it can take five to ten years to accomplish its objective. Company… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
Most business leaders don't consider their own causality in the creation of problems. They fail to see that their company could have avoided breakdowns… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
I think that we can all learn from what smart companies are doing. My objective is to demonstrate what's possible, even during tough economic… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
People must know that their ideas will be listened to and, if they have merit, acted upon. If they do, it is possible to… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
Very soon, most companies will need to have a global operating model - even if you only sell locally. Even mid-sized companies will source… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
We are a great capitalist society, that works most of the time. We do need to take better care of our people and fix… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
There is not much new in management, but there is a lot new in business. — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
I think that people still naturally want to be part of a team and participate in the success and achievement of a group effort.… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
I think that many people have lost their sense of loyalty to their company. That's because very few companies remain loyal to their people.… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
People get caught up in formulaic answers. When one doesn't work, they just go on to the next. — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
My engineering training taught me to be a systems thinker. I looked at companies as "systems" and saw work as a system of tasks… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
Without ambition no conquests are made, and no business created. Ambition is the root of all achievement. — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
A change initiative can fail for multiple reasons - in fact, there are just too many things that can go wrong. The focus of… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
I used to believe that you could change the culture or behavior of a company. I still believe it's possible, but it is at… — James A. Champy Copy Share Image
