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Culture is Defined by the Worst Behavior Tolerated
ByMike McBride April 30, 2021April 24, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

I wish I could take credit for the line in the title. But, I can’t. It has, however, been rumbling around in my brain for the past couple of days since I heard John Amaechi say it on a recent episode of Adam Grant’s podcast “Worklife” (Go listen to the whole episode, it’s very thought-provoking)

In an episode about how to build an anti-racist workplace, this was the line that sort of stopped not only me, but Adam as well. And, I think it applies to much more than anti-racism.

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Linked: Why The 2021 ‘Turnover Tsunami’ Is Happening And What Business Leaders Can Do To Prepare
ByMike McBride April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Sadly, most of the mentions I’ve seen of these issues place the blame squarely outside of the employer. It’s the government’s fault for being too generous with stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, it’s the lockdowns and working from home, it’s the lack of daycare options, etc.

What they all fail to mention, that this article at least starts to recognize, is that there are actually a lot of things employers could do.

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Linked: Dutch MPs in video conference with deep fake imitation of Navalny’s Chief of Staff
ByMike McBride April 27, 2021April 25, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

As I think about this, it occurs to me that a lot of the things that we think would give away deep fake videos are things that happen all the time in Zoom or Teams calls, right? The video being a little slow, or jerky, or not keeping up fluidly with the movement of people on screen, etc. So it could be harder to tell that the “person” on the call with you isn’t really who you think it is, and then we can begin to wonder who it was, and what information they got from being there, pretending to be someone else.

Are we ready for that?

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Linked: The Future of Remote Workplaces: 3 Things You Must Have for Better Employee Mental Health
ByMike McBride April 26, 2021April 25, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

Look, I will 100% agree with the tips in the article, those three things are the base upon which everything your team does will grow. Get them wrong, and you won’t have much of a team left. But, don’t do them just because you want to run a team. You can say you want open communication, but that requires you to care about what they have to say, including things that are hard. It means caring about how decisions made by the organization are affecting their mental health, their work-life balance, and their home lives.

Too many people in management have not cared about that stuff for too long. Thankfully that is changing. It’s been a long time coming.

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Linked: 1 in 4 workers is considering quitting their job after the pandemic
ByMike McBride April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

Can your business afford to lose talent? I don’t know many who can.

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Quick Thought – How Diverse Can Your Organization Be When You are Trying To Force Everyone to be Like You?
ByMike McBride April 20, 2021April 18, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

So look, if you are craving being back in the office, and miss the small talk and gossip, great go on with yourself. But, also understand that there are a growing number of people who are perfectly happy not hearing the gossip and the small talk. (Personally, I have not missed fake small talk, gossip, and office politics for a second.) Others might want something in between. We’re all different. If you want to be an inclusive workplace, you’ll figure out how to accommodate everyone , with solid culture, good communication, and by valuing each of every one of your people, no matter where they get the work done.

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