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“Either you will manage your culture, or it will manage you.” ~Roger Conner and Tom Smith, authors of Change the Culture Change the Game. Toxic work culture seems to be running rampant in many work environments. This week I spoke at an association where several members told me about the challenges in their own work atmosphere: “It’s like walking on eggshells around here.” If the work culture is toxic, it sounds like this: “I only have 30 more years and...

Paula was tired. It was obvious to her that things at the organization were not working as well as they could be. It seemed each time she tried to upgrade procedures to get the organization more efficient and productive, the old status quo work culture deflated her initiatives. She remembers going to a conference and hearing how other organizations changed their culture, but she couldn’t recall any of the steps. Changing a status quo mindset is difficult...