7 Ways To Shake Up Your Culture – Don’t Let Your Dramanators Be the Agitators!

We all know that one coworker—let’s call them the Dramanator. You’re just trying to refill
your coffee, and suddenly you’re caught in a soap opera about Janet’s missing stapler.
Again.

Dramanators aren’t always villains—they’re often just energy vampires in business
casual. They magnify molehills into mountains, complain like it’s cardio, and somehow
make every meeting about their feelings. As Gary Chapman wisely put it, “When a
workplace becomes toxic, its poison spreads beyond its walls and into the lives of its
workers and their families.”

But fear not! You can detox your culture with these 7 strategies:

1. Culture Book Club – Reading is fundamental (and drama-free).
2. Personal Growth Power Hours – One hour of positive personal growth.
3. “Real Talk” Roundtables – Speak truth with tact.
4. One Word Culture Focus – Simplicity wins. Try “Respect” or “Coffee.”
5. Mission Mondays – Start the week with purpose, not pettiness. Tie back to your
   mission.
6. Shout-Out Wall – Replace whispers with praise.
7. Weekly Inspirational Quotes – Preferably not from dramanators.
   

Shake it up. Keep it light. And remind your team: less drama, more learning—calm,
strong.

Jeff