
Esprit de Corps is Your Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Build an organizational culture of spirit, vision and trust
A bright future begins with infusing Esprit de Corps into the culture of your organization.
The camaraderie of an esprit de corps culture instills the resilience, adaptability, and focus needed for organizations to thrive in uncertainty, enabling teams to navigate challenges and seize opportunities amid chaos through strong bonds, shared values and vision.
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The Impact of an Esprit de Corps Culture on Business Performance
While Kotter and Heskett’s metrics focused on business performance in financial terms, the underlying truth is that a strong, adaptive culture drives better results is valid for any sector. The impact may show up in different ways, but the cultural lever is just as powerful.
Kotter and Heskett’s 1992 book, “Corporate Culture and Performance“, provides a thorough examination of the relationship between corporate culture and long-term financial performance. Their study, covering 207 large U.S. companies over an 11-year period, revealed the following compelling statistics that demonstrate the impact of culture on performance.

11 Year Period | Weak Culture | Strong Culture |
---|---|---|
Revenue Growth | + 166% | + 682% |
Stock Price Increase | + 74% | + 901% |
Net Income Growth | + 1% | + 756% |
Job Growth | + 36% | + 282% |
See What A Weak Culture May Be Costing Your Organization
Turn Disengagement into Your Best Investment
Did you know?
Re-engaging just one employee through the Journey to Excellence program
can more than cover the cost of the program itself.
Introducing Journey to Excellence ®
Fostering an Esprit de Corp Culture
The program fosters an esprit de corps culture by promoting open communication, collaboration, and mutual support, creating a cohesive environment where team members feel united and committed to the organization’s mission, vision and long term success.
The Journey to Excellence program is designed to address critical organizational challenges such as:
Vision and Mission Alignment
Employee and Stakeholder Engagement
Leadership Development
Adapting to Change
Strategic Planning and Execution

The Journey to Excellence Program
Journey to Excellence is a 16-module program delivered by Father Robert Spitzer via recorded video. It includes facilitated, weekly, one-hour cohort meetings online. Attendees will receive access to the video content, a workbook and Father Spitzer’s book – The Spirit of Leadership, Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations. The program has three sections as shown below.

About the Spirit and Heart of Leaders
A Strong, Esprit de Corps Culture Provides
Employee Engagement and Loyalty
- Builds trust and commitment among employees
- Reduces turnover and increases productivity
Sustainable Competitive Advantage
- Creates a unique, hard-to-copy culture
- Drives innovation and long-term strategic alignment to roles
Adaptability to Market Changes
- Encourages a proactive mindset in the face of uncertainty
- Fosters trust in leadership during times of transition
Building a Great Organizational Culture
Unlock our free email course: How to Build a Great Organizational Culture. Over five short lessons, you’ll discover:- The steps to build a great culture.
- Define the culture you want.
- Building culture.
- Preparing your people for change.
- How to sustain the culture.
Sign up today and start receiving the first lesson delivered to your email inbox right away.
Your Next Steps
#1 Schedule a 15 Minute Call
Meet with a member of the Magis Center team who will answer all your questions about the Journey to Excellence program and help you determine if it’s a good fit for you and your organization.
#2 Join a Live Cohort
You will participate in weekly, 1 hour, live classes with a small cohort of up to six other leaders.
#3 Join a Peer Group (Optional)
Protect your investment by working alongside leaders of other organizations to deepen your understanding of the journey to excellence content and share best practices to infuse it into the culture of your organization.


I recently completed the Journey to Excellence program offered by the Magis Center, and it was an incredibly valuable experience.
At Palmer DCS, we pride ourselves on being a culture-driven company, and the concepts presented in this program aligned perfectly with our values.
The program reinforced the importance of pursuing personal, ethical, and organizational excellence.
Additionally, it provided practical tools and frameworks that are already helping us move closer to achieving our company’s mission.
“Empowering Stakeholders to Create the Best Damn Little Company”
Best Fit For Journey to Excellence

For Leaders in All Sectors
Whether you are a leader of a business, a non-profit, in education, healthcare or any level of government - the best fit candidates are those who can effect cultural change within their organizations. They need to believe in the program's efficacy and have the courage to commit to lifestyle changes necessary to create an esprit de corps culture in their organization.

For Team Members
Your team members will experience personal and professional growth, enhanced emotional intelligence, and a stronger sense of purpose. Overall, the program can be a powerful tool for creating a more engaged, motivated, and ethically-driven workforce.