Episode 47: Cracks in the Foundation: 3 Common Culture Killers That Destroy Your Team

Episode 47

Cracks in the Foundation: 3 Common Culture Killers That Destroy Your Team

Episode Summary

What’s really harming your team culture? Explore three common – but often overlooked – culture killers: misaligned values, lack of psychological safety, and passive leadership. Learn how to spot the cracks before they break your team apart.

Key Points:

• Misaligned values erode trust when teams don’t see those values lived out in daily actions and decisions.

• Lack of psychological safety prevents open communication, stifles innovation, and weakens team connection.

• Passive leadership creates confusion and inconsistency, leading to disengagement and cultural drift.

Resources

• Blog Posts:

  • Beyond the Buzzword: Core Values Matter

  • Wear One Hat

  • Values in the Workplace: How to Create a Values-Based Organization

  • Taking Values from Paper to Practice

  • The Hidden Key to Thriving Teams: How Trust Unlocks Team Potential

• Free Leadership Toolbox

• Resource Page

  • Five Dysfunctions of a Team book

  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team– Book Review - https://leadershipandlife.ca/resource-library/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team-1

  • Dare to Lead book

  • Silos, Politics and Turf Wars Book Review

  • Rising Strong Book Review

  • Daring Greatly Book Review

• Brene Brown

• Patrick Lencioni

Related Episodes

• The Leadership Toolkit: Essential Skills for Leading with Purpose and Impact

• The Case for Quiet Leadership: The Power of Listening

• Core Values That Stick: From Empty Promises to Everyday Actions

• Leadership and Life Bookshelf: Dare to Lead – Courageous Leadership in Action

• Building Stronger Teams: 3 Lessons from The Five Behaviours

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About Jacquie:

Jacquie is the founder of Leadership and Life by Kayric Inc, where she blends the best of teaching, leadership, and the occasional The West Wing reference to help non-profits and small business build strong leaders and healthy teams. Utilizing DISC and The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive team, combined with teaching knowledge and experience, Jacquie strives to empower leaders with the skills no one taught them and to create teams who want to work together.

Formerly a junior high teacher (who loves teenagers), Jacquie brings a decade of classroom wisdom, ten years corporate training experience, a growth mindset, and a sprinkle of mild rebellion to her dynamic approach.

In her free time, Jacquie channels her passion for community improvement by volunteering with school councils, serving on non-profit boards, and generally finding ways to make her corner of the world a better place. You can also find her on the side of a soccer pitch, at Remedy Café or in her scrapbook room.

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