I must be honest. I hear more people complaining about their crappy culture than people bragging about their awesome culture. Why is that?
We all agree culture is created by the team. If the team says the culture sucks, then change it. Are you a part of the solution or the problem? Do you really know the problem? The root causes? Have you offered solutions? Viable solutions? Have you stated facts or feelings? Have you created the business case and shown what happens if you do nothing?
Have you shown your boss that the risk is greater to do nothing versus trying something? If not, why not? Have you dug deep enough into yourself, the team and the organization? Have you asked for outside unbiased opinions, options, solutions?
If these questions make you feel uncomfortable, good. That means you are taking your culture seriously.
Culture matters. Culture is your people, and people build the success of your organization if you allow them, embrace them, expect them and support them daily. Workplace culture isn’t built in a day; it’s built every day.
