What causes an organization to have a toxic culture, even when they say all the right words?

Todd Karges suggested that it could be that they do have “values” to treat people well but that doing that conflict with their other value to make as much money as possible. (He was not suggesting that as an excuse to treat people poorly.)

 

Brandon Mahoney said what many of us were thinking – the values on the website are just there to make the company look good. Inside they all know it’s hogwash (That is my word not his.)

 

That is corporate gaslighting.

 

Stewart Wiggins said he thinks it is sadly more the norm than not that what an organization says about its culture and what is actually going on are two different things. In his words: “The rhetoric doesn't match up with what's actually taking place.”

 

I’ve never seen or heard of an organization that openly admitted, “It’s awful to work here.” (I do wonder why interviews lie about culture. I need to do another conversation about that.)

 

Stewart made a great point that Todd called out for us, someone at an executive leadership level can experience the culture very differently than someone at an individual contributor level.

 

Assuming that is true – who is right? What is the culture of the organization?

 

I have told many overworked people – If you die, your family will be heartbroken forever. The company you work for will just backfill your spot and move on.

 

Do you know of any companies where what they say about their culture matches what it’s actually like to work there?

 

Connect with the panelists:
Stewart Wiggins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-wiggins/

Induna Advisors – where he offers Fractional Chief Operating Officer services and Brings resources together to help scale your business.

 

Todd Karges: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddkarges/

Has a background in project management and building agile development mindsets.  He is a transformation and change management practitioner and a leadership development coach.

 

Brandon Mahoney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstartup/

Co Founder of Launch Point Labs, National venture firm where he is the expert in creating sales departments. He is known as Dr Startup

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

I am the Mental MacGyver providing luxury level support and coaching to executives, entrepreneurs, celebrities and athletes and the Facilitator of the Quick Hits podcast

 

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