If culture is set by the bosses at the top of the org chart, can anyone else influence culture? I support learning and growth for people who lead from the middle of their organizations.
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Bad things happen: A cancer diagnosis. Divorce. A child struggling with addiction. A parent with dementia. What’s the move at work, though?
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Dear Hunter, I manage a team of 8 people who are smart and good at their jobs, but who waste a lot of time all through the workday. They are very chatty, basically. They chat all day about weekend plans, their kids, TV shows, anything but work.
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Are you burdened with the assumption that normal human emotions don’t belong at work? That emotions are bad and need to be harshly controlled, like poison ivy or an aggressive dog?
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Want instant insight into the level of trust you experience in your workplace culture? Just screw something up! Your reaction to your own mistake, how comfortable you are fessing up to whom, will illuminate where trust and safety exist for you, and where they do not.
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There comes a time in every manager’s career when they ask: Is it time to fire this person? The longer you manage people, and the more people you manage, the more often you will wrestle with this question.
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