Changing Organizational Culture One Person At A Time

Do unto others as they would be done unto, not as you would have them do unto you There are two qualities almost every organization I have worked in have in common when I first arrive. Ineffective communications and an abundance of negative behaviors.  Meetings dissolve into battlegrounds, department heads and their teams define fiefdoms, political behaviors abound, and ineffective and misunderstood communications suck energy, and sacrifice efficiency for leverage. A large component of this behavior is founded on one factor.  Misunderstanding. According to a 2014 Inc. Magazine article, “office workers spend more than two and a half hours per week trying to resolve conflict, which translates into $359 billion in losses for U.S. companies every year....” People generally want to work in an environment where they feel they can be effective, and enjoy working with their colleagues.  Frequently, however, this is not the case.   A person starts out t...