- Dysfunctional individuals are hired.
- They gain influence and power within the organization.
- They attract, hire, and promote people similar to themselves.
- Those people do the same.
- Eventually, normal people leave or are driven off. Anyone remaining adjusts to the new arrangement.
- The organization itself is altered and its practices foster and nurture dysfunctional people.
- All of the above can happen in a surprisingly short amount of time.
Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
How Organizations Get Weird
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