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If your leadership team hasn’t changed in 10 years, neither will your culture. Stagnant leadership is a guaranteed recipe for groupthink, risk-aversion, and quiet quitting at scale.
Leadership teams set the tone for everything—communication, values, trust. Lack of diversity, transparency, or accountability at the top almost always creates a ripple effect that impacts morale and engagement across the company.
The worst upper-management models are those on the extreme ends. Both cause morale and performance issues. One is the invisible leader, or one who wants to be seen as the employees' friend. They basically turn the asylum over to the lunatics and don't want to be disturbed unless the building is set on fire. The other is the one who has the attitude that he is the king of all he surveys. He believes "I own you for 40 hours a week and you must do whatever I say do exactly the way I want it done." I'd like to think these two species are rare if no extinct, but I know they aren't. It shouldn't take much investigation to identify if one of these dodo birds has made a nest in the company you are applying to.
I've definitely seen the "never consult frontline managers" thing, and it's always a huge red flag. When leaders make decisions in isolation, it creates a disconnect and low morale. It leads to frustration and confusion down the line. I also hate when there’s a focus on optics over genuine outcomes, it’s so draining.