1、Headline not higher!Roland Berger on People and OrganizationSTUDYHarnessing performance cultureFrom targets to priorities Cover piranka/Getty ImagesThe path to a future-proof organization In these times of unprecedented challenge and change,organizations cannot afford to sit still.Rising cost pressu
2、res,shifting market demands,accelerating digitalization and persistent talent shortages are forcing companies to adapt faster and more deliberately than ever before.In short,they must become future-proof.Our report Crafting tomorrow:Shaping future-proof organizations in turbulent times explored how
3、companies might achieve this.We identified nine essential dimensions for organizing and operating a company,covering themes from leadership to innovation.Success in these dimensions is what makes excellent organizations stand out from average ones.We surveyed more than 260 business leaders on each d
4、imension to determine what it takes to be a next-generation winner in other words,a company that sets the future standard in organizational development through its exemplary structures and processes.This spin-off report is part of our Crafting Tomorrow series,which examines each of the nine dimensio
5、ns in depth.It focuses on performance culture one of the most decisive of these dimensions.Many organizations emphasize performance in strategy and leadership rhetoric,yet fail to translate it into daily behavior.Next-generation winners take a different approach:They define performance in concrete b
6、ehavioral terms,concentrate on a small number of clear priorities,and reinforce them consistently.Our findings show that organizations with a strong performance culture are 6.6 times more likely to outperform their competitors,making culture a powerful,if underutilized,lever of sustained performance