{"id":8156,"date":"2024-07-15T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/?p=8156"},"modified":"2024-07-15T11:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:40:40","slug":"protect-your-team-spotting-and-neutralizing-the-top-6-culture-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/15\/protect-your-team-spotting-and-neutralizing-the-top-6-culture-killers\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Your Team: Spotting and Neutralizing the Top 6 Culture-Killers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What you allow, you encourage.<\/span><\/h2>\n

In leadership, this nugget of truth is especially true when it comes to the building of a healthy culture.<\/span><\/h2>\n

When you allow fun, candor, initiative and diligence, those qualities will be encouraged to flourish.<\/p>\n

Similarly, when you allow Culture Killers like grumbling, selfishness and laziness, so too are you encouraging these to take root and grow.<\/p>\n

A highly respected leader I know once put it this way; \u201cSome people seem to bring so much negativity\u00a0to the team, it\u2019s like they think it\u2019s part of their job description.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that in mind, I have envisioned what the titles and job descriptions might really look like for those people who might be your Culture Killers. Here are a few that might top your list-<\/p>\n

1. Chairperson of the That\u2019ll Never Work<\/em>\u00a0Committee<\/h2>\n

Also known as the\u00a0We\u2019ve Tried That Before<\/em>\u00a0Task Force. A real momentum killer.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0That\u2019s Not in my Job Description<\/em>\u00a0Supervisor<\/h2>\n

Personal boundaries are good and healthy. But when they slide into this role it will feel like your team is swimming in peanut butter.<\/p>\n

3. Lead\u00a0Self-Promotions<\/em>\u00a0Strategist<\/h2>\n

You can spot these people anywhere. Because they somehow always make sure the spotlight is on themselves.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0The Clock Says It\u2019s Time to Go Home<\/em>\u00a0Coordinator<\/h2>\n

Often works closely with the\u00a0That\u2019s Not in my Job Description<\/em>\u00a0Supervisor. You\u2019re not looking for workaholics or perfectionists; just people who are committed to getting the job done.<\/p>\n

5. Regional\u00a0I\u2019m In a Bad Mood<\/em>\u00a0Distributor<\/h2>\n

The long face. The heavy sigh. The snippy answers. This person wears a bad mood like a badge of honor and makes sure everyone on the team knows they\u2019ve had a bad day. And they can quickly kill your culture.<\/p>\n

6. Local\u00a0I Have Issues<\/em>\u00a0Manager<\/h2>\n

Into every life a little misfortune\u00a0must fall. But this person\u00a0wallows\u00a0in their personal drama\u00a0and attempts to draw the rest of the team into their tale of woe. Everyone is deserving of sympathy and support. But incessant drama will weary your team.<\/p>\n

When a leader allows any of these titles and behaviors to creep into the team they are, in effect, encouraging their continuation.<\/p>\n

So keep a vigilant watch for anyone who might assume one of these roles, and take action when they appear.<\/p>\n

Because what you allow, you encourage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What you allow, you encourage. In leadership, this nugget of truth is especially true when it comes to the building of a healthy culture. When you allow fun, candor, initiative and diligence, those qualities will be encouraged to flourish. Similarly, when you allow Culture Killers like grumbling, selfishness and laziness, so too are you encouraging…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[769,7,583,744],"tags":[301,984,62],"class_list":["post-8156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-2","category-leadership","category-staffing","category-team-2","tag-culture","tag-leadership","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8157,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156\/revisions\/8157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}