Thread by @GusRazzetti

1/8 What drives a toxic culture and how to stop drinking the Kool-Aid before it’s too late 🧵
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2/8 People don’t quit jobs but toxic workplaces – the number one factor driving the Great Resignation. #Jobs

3/8 Toxicity doesn’t happen overnight – it’s the result of systematic efforts between those who encourage poisonous behaviors and those who enable them. #leadership

4/8 Toxic culture is the best predictor of attrition. It’s 10 times more powerful than how employees view their compensation in predicting turnover. #HR

5/8 Meet the “Toxic Five” – the key characteristics of a toxic #culture: disrespectful, non-inclusive, unethical, cutthroat, and abusive (source: analysis of 1.4 million Glassdoor reviews by @MITSloan)

6/8 A company doesn’t become toxic overnight. People fail – or don’t want – to read the signs until it’s too late. #work fearlessculture.design/blog-posts/the…

7/8 Employees aren't the only ones to drink the Kool-Aid. Investors, influencers, and journalists often fall into the same trap. #leadership

8/8 Detect the early signs:
1. People repeating mantras without questioning them
2. Everyone drinks the Kool-Aid
3. Companies reward winning at all costs
4. Heroic leaders are given a pass
5. Dissent/ Speaking out is punished
6. People enable toxic leaders
fearlessculture.design/blog-posts/the…