id: 1264,2
title: Signs of an unhealthy organization.
date: 2024-05-25

Signs of an unhealthy organization.

There are many signs that an organization has been tainted by shame, including:

  • Perfectionism
  • Weird power dynamics
  • Framing worth by productivity
  • Blame-focused culture

Other “org smells” include:rB7

  • Conflict-avoidant leadership
  • Moving poor performers around
  • Leadership burnout
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    Suzan Bond, “An Incomplete List of Org Smells,” Substack newsletter, Suzan’s Fieldnotes (blog), April 25, 2022, https://suzansfieldnotes.substack.com/p/an-incomplete-list-of-org-smells. (See notes.)