12/28/2023
๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐?
Much goes into what makes up a company culture. Certainly, company values, attitudes, behaviors, and the employees all play a part in that make up. But ultimately, it is the company leadership that either intentionally drives the culture or allows it.
So, how can poor leadership demotivate employees and impact culture? Letโs look as some common demotivators:
โข ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐. The real reason people quit their jobs is because the managers charged with ensuring their employees' success doesn't care enough to meet their needs as valued employees.
โข ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ / ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. When there is any type of harassment or toxic behavior. It not only impacts the person getting mistreated, it also impacts others that witness that type of behavior.
โข ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐. While some overtime is required with many jobs, continuously pushing people for extended periods leads to burnout, more mistakes, and more absenteeism.
โข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Employees need to understand what is expected of them to be able to perform their best. When the company direction is unclear, it leads to confusion, frustration, and poor decisions.
โข ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. No employee should have to guess what their responsibilities or expectations are. Clear communication is required to ensure the employee and manager are on the same page.
โข ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ-๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. Constantly overseeing every detail of an employeeโs work can make them feel mistrusted and undervalued. Eventually employees will stop thinking. All creativity and enthusiasm will be lost.
โข ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐. A team is only as strong as its weakest member. When weak links are permitted to exist without consequence, they drag everyone else down, especially the top performers.
โข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ . Nothing kills the excitement of bringing in a new employee than having no plan or training to get them started. Their enthusiasm turns into frustration, when left to flounder on their own.
โข ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. When management disregards their promises or commitments, it comes across as disrespectful and uncaring. If the boss doesnโt honor their commitments, why should everyone else?
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐? ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ.