Unhealthy work environments….

Most people are comfortable following a leader… team members become good friends and get along… and teams like their leaders and take on their personalities. Organizations see this general characteristic in the most pronounced manner, given the sheer amount of time and interaction that the people involved have within a closed space… all working on various aspects of the same mission/ projects.

In this landscape, one would hope for a joyous atmosphere with the entire organization rowing in one direction, together… like one big happy family.

Unfortunately however, few organizations enjoy such a culture!

People are people…. what gets them going… what gets them gossiping… what makes them work together… what causes petty fights… It is about the same, no matter what the industry and the geography.

Managers have the responsibility of harmonizing the heterogeneous teams that they are given to derive the business outcomes that they are charged with. Developing a healthy work environment is key and leading becomes a fairly easy task for the managers that are committed to their organizations and are genuinely interested in the people that they are responsible for.