President & CEO, SHRM, F500 Board Director
It can’t be emphasized enough: Civility is the 🔑 to success. A company can have all the talent, money, and connections in the world. But if it lacks a respectful, uplifting, and inclusive workplace culture … It’s bound to fail. #Civility #WorkplaceCulture #HumanResources
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Most leaders think their company culture is strong until... ↳ Quiet quitting increases, ↳ Team productivity and morale drop, ↳ The company starts losing money without clear reasons. 📌 Here are 8 signs your company culture is fragile and could break at any moment: 1) Office Gossip: Rumors and negative talk are common. 2) Apathy: Employees seem disinterested or unmotivated. 3) Resistance to Change: New ideas are met with doubt or rejection. 4) Blame Game: People quickly blame others when things go wrong. 5) Fear of Speaking Up: Employees hesitate to voice concerns or ideas. 6) Inconsistent Policies: Rules and policies constantly change or are ignored. 7) Cliques: Small, exclusive groups dominate, creating divisions within the team. 8) Work-Life Imbalance: Employees feel pressured to work long hours or weekends. Even one sign is a signal to make changes. A company's culture is the foundation for its success. And it's a leader's job to build this foundation strong and resilient. ♻️ Share this checklist with your network to strengthen company cultures. 🔔 For more valuable content, follow me, Victoria Repa.
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Civility is a recipe for mediocrity, not success. And for many companies, teams, and positions, mediocrity may be okay.
The company that I was with all of 2022 was the most toxic workplace I have ever been involved with, they may want to look at this chart.
Interestingly, I met a retired lieutenant colonel recently, now a professor, who spoke against civility. The reason was similar to Machiavelli's. A good reason for retirement at the stated grade and the failure to attain the opportunity sought through me. Discernment revealed the attitude before the expression of the position. Those who think one cannot promote civility and have success, missed an important lesson and the evidence along the way. It can certainly lead to other outcomes, but the fear of such should not preclude the concept. One who practices leadership, not nominal leadership would minimize negative outcomes. Civility does not prevent firm measures when the need calls for it, although it may seem like a moment of incivility. The organization/team would understand a consistent leader and that the moment was well deserved - an exception but not the rule. I cannot say it is "the key", but I would assert its high-level synonym or it is one of several key factors to success. If getting the best out of humans is part of organizational/team success, it should be part of the formula. Principles from over two thousand years, over 40 years with demonstrative records, and empirical evidence globally makes the case.
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Chief Human Resources Officer
2wJohnny, Thank you for keeping this front and center for business! We have entered a new era in acceptable and accountable organization behavior. Organizations that give this attention with integrity will attract and retain talent. Those orgaizations that address this through required programs that are compliance oriented will just 'check the box' and not set behavioral standards. Employees find out very quickly what is permitted becomes readily promoted.