When terms like “toxic culture” repeatedly emerge within organisations, they are rarely only describing interpersonal conflict. More often, they reflect wider systemic and psychological patterns that have developed over time....
Culture debt builds up when you overlook small issues in how people behave at work. Like financial debt, the longer you leave it, the more interest it accrues. A missed opportunity to address an eye-roll in a meeting, an off-hand comment, or a subtle exclusion can turn into something much bigger:...
In medicine, a diagnosis like IBS can be reassuring. It acknowledges that something is genuinely wrong, even if we can’t pin it down. In organisations, “culture” serves a similar function. It gives leaders and teams a way to talk about hidden dynamics, tensions, and the emotional undercurrents....