Sometimes, I work with leaders who are hyper-focused on avoiding loss at all costs. They believe resources are limited and that their job is to conserve them. As a result, they see fewer opportunities, take fewer risks, and are far less successful, both personally and professionally. Consequently, their organizations suffer. Recently, I was in Oaxaca, […]
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Successful leaders create a safe environment where it’s okay for people to come forward and voice uncomfortable opinions. Organizations with a fear-based culture have leaders who model behavior that indicates it’s not okay to bring forward unpopular ideas. I was consulting for an organization once and noticed they were exposed to physical and psychological safety
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Nearly every business since the dawn of time: “Okay, listen up team! We’ve determined our values to be honesty, integrity, hard work, and compassion. We’ve sent out memos and posted them on the lunchroom bulletin board.” “So it’s settled, we’re all going to live by these now, okay? Good. Done. Problem solved.” This is satire,
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Meet Paulina. Paulina hates her job. Paulina’s working from home one day and clocks into her Teams account at 8:15. She was supposed to start at 8, and her manager sends her a snarky message asking why she’s late. Paulina responds in kind with an equally snarky rebuttal, and then puts the chat on silent.
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A poor culture can destroy your organization and the well-being of everyone that works within it. Here are 7 signs you might be dealing with a toxic culture. 1. A collective low self-esteem If people often jump into a heightened or anxious state, operating with defensiveness or aggression, this could be a sign you have
