Ducks in a Row: Ugly Culture
by Miki Saxon
Ugly culture is culture that is fragmented and doesn’t work together.
According to top researchers this is a function of the different mindsets between operational, executive and engineering.
Three viewpoints equal three cultures (requires free registration).
And while I’m certainly not anything like the experts mentioned in the article I don’t believe it’s a given.
I also find the so-called typical mindset of each group to be more a function of the past than the current, let alone future, mindsets, especially of entrepreneurs and those ascending to executive ranks and the top slots of many companies.
Granted, the larger the company the more likely to find those attitudes, but it’s not a given.
The experts see three silos, operational, executive and engineering, completely ignoring multiple other vertical and horizontal silos.
Of course, the article is 11 years old, so the question is ‘does it still apply’?
Does your workplace reflect these three silos or is the current reality far more nuanced?
Flickr image credit: Sam Wolff
