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"Culture trumps strategy and training drives results."
-- Mark Panciera, President
The Performance Institute

Understanding Emotion and How the Mind Works: Emotion is a critical part of the learning process, but educators often underestimate its importance. There is a tendency to think of emotion or caring, as this touchy-feely stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with learning. [Read More...]
It is difficult to imagine a more demanding or more exciting time in human history than the 20th Century. Particularly during the couple of decades, we have been faced with unprecedented rates of change that require massive adaptation. In every field of endeavor – business and industry, government and education, science, human services, athletics and art – the challenge of dramatic and rapid change has confronted us. The 21st Century promises to continue and even step up that trend. … [Read More...]

Culture is to organizations the way personality is to people. Culture and personality are “interior” domains. You often can’t see a culture or personality, but it doesn’t take you long to sense their presence or your willingness to be in and around them. [Read More...]
“Organizational culture is the primary obstructionist in your organization” –Lou Tice, Chairman The Pacific Institute
One of the primary purposes of corporate culture is to maintain the system, to keep things just the way they are.
However, unless business always remains on the up-and-up, your culture can work against you by handcuffing the organization and keeping it from growing and developing. [Read More...]

President Mark Panciera is a highly successful business owner, community leader, executive and entrepreneur. Applying his personal formula for business success, Mark has distinguished himself as a business advisor to a diversified group of clients in a variety of industries. The results of his approach are reflected not only in his personal success but also in the innovation and success of his clients. Mark focuses his practice on his passion of … [Read More...]
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