The Gervais/Peter Principle is alive and well in many orgs. That doesn't mean that when you have the prerogative to change the culture, you just give up.

I realize that isn't an easy thing to do. Often the best bet is to just jump around till you find a company that isn't a cultural superfund site.

Not in healthy organizations, they don't.

You can work an entire career and maybe enjoy life in one healthy organization in that entire time even if you work in a variety of companies. It just isn't that common, though of course voicing the _ideals_ is very, very common.

Once you reach a certain size there are surprisingly few healthy organization, most of them turn into externalization engines with 4 beats per year.

I love it when I share a mental model with someone in the wild.