Toxic culture quotes

In any organization, disagreement among coworkers is inevitable and, in many cases, healthy. Even questioning the leadership has its place, as long as the discussion is respectful. The most effective teams and organizations regularly disagree. Still, traditional work cultures have conditioned us to think that everyone should agree with everything, and the ones with any opposing viewpoint are labeled as trouble makers or disruptors. But if everyone’s always agreeing, how do you know what…

We all have relationships with difficult people. By difficult, I mean people who are in some way toxic: self-centered, arrogant, ignorant, judgemental, needy, play the role of the consummate victim, inconsiderate, bossy, dishonest, or insert any number of negative personality traits here, or heaven forbid, a combination of them all. Of course you know at

In a meeting I attended, I expressed concerns about the direction of the company and the confusion that exists in the minds of many employees about the company’s purpose and the total neglect of the company values. Now, these are issues that everyone had a concern with, but in the meeting, no one said anything or even express any concerns about the organization. When the meeting was over, oh boy, everyone had something to say. Have you ever worked or is currently working for an organization…

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