5 Misconceptions We Need to Unlearn About Company Culture

When promotions happen randomly instead of being based on any of the defined promotional criteria.

When you’re part of an interview panel and the hiring manager says a candidate isn’t a good fit because they can’t “see themselves having a beer with the candidate.”

When you walk by your company’s core values hanging on the wall and think more about how cool the design is instead of how the values show up in your daily work.

When your coworker is recognized for producing results even though he went around people to get the job done instead of collaborating with the team.

Does any of this sound familiar? This seems like little stuff at first, but that little stuff is often not discussed. The little stuff festers until a company realizes it’s losing people and morale is low. Then, little stuff becomes the big stuff. And the big stuff becomes your company culture .

So, when is it time to speak up?

Every leader, every employee, and every company is at a crossroads. There has never been a more critical moment for companies to double down…