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 if they had acted differently. We tend to see problems as having been created by someone else or by the "economy". It's good to be a little introspective from time to time. Think about how your… — James A. Champy Copy Share
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
