It’s fascinating how attitudes shaped and acted out at the top of a business filter down to permeate each and every individual with some modicum of impact.
Whether effective, reactive or misguided the skills of a senior management team really do have a huge impact on the internal and external culture of an organisation. Especially in times of change.
Take Tesco – a change of management and the momentary opportunity to load everything that’s wrong about the business on the departing team and charge in with a white charger to listen and learn from those on the front line is a much played out scenario of any business under pressure to make dramatic changes and take serious action.
So what of the team in that situation?
Allegiances vanish and insecurity prevails as the new regime sets out their mantra and seeks to engage the potential employees of the future whilst being clear to encourage the old school thinkers to move on.
Cultures can fade and die in an instant. Careful management at a senior level is essential to steer the ship steady and set course for the new world.
Get in touch if you can see your ship is off course or there’s a cultural storm coming.