Re:What defines a great company culture?
by Aeolun on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:54AM
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A good company culture is one that the whole company follows. As opposed to a bad company culture, where there is basically no global culture to speak of, and every manager has their own little fiefdoms.
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Re:What defines a great company culture?
by Draiken on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:22AM
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So if I create a culture of fear and abuse, but everyone on the company follows it, it's suddenly a good culture?
That's very reductionist.
Fiefdoms are bad, but is a company monoculture necessarily a good thing? Perhaps different teams (especially if geographically dispersed) can adopt a culture that works for them rather than follow some top-down mandate that they'll follow half-heartedly if at all.
> that they'll follow half-heartedly if at all
At that point it’s bad company culture right?
Arguably beyond a certain size and other than some basic rules around things like good behaviour and ethics, I'm not sure you can have a one-size-fits-all for a company (or any other) culture.
Re:What defines a great company culture?
by meheleventyone on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:57AM
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That's such a narrow definition it almost feels circular. If there is no global culture throughout a company can you even describe it as having a company culture?