by Karin Hochsticher | Jun 1, 2024 | Empathic Leadership
Remember the scene in โFriendsโ when Rachel felt pressured to start smoking? She felt excluded, because both her boss and her colleague used to disappear together for smoking breaks, and when they came back, the big decisions were made between the two of them. This is...
by Karin Hochsticher | May 25, 2024 | Empathic Leadership
Working in silos- the bigger the company, the more likely you are to encounter this cultural pattern. Silos, the vertical walls between divisions, are created to allow functional specialization in the name of efficiency. However, when market dynamics are high, it is...
by Karin Hochsticher | May 22, 2024 | Empathic Leadership
This is part 1 of our series of frequent cultural patterns. We start with the idea of ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ. Companies that see themselves as a family want to foster connection and harmony. The message they want to send to employees: โYou are one of us. We care...
by Karin Hochsticher | Apr 17, 2024 | Empathic Leadership
โPsychological Safety is our enemy. An urgent intensity is our operating principle.โ โ That was Elon Muskโs reaction to Twitterโs friendly, discomfort avoiding culture. Is he right? Is a task-driven culture more successful than a relationship-oriented one? What does...
by Karin Hochsticher | Sep 20, 2023 | Empathic Leadership
In our digital world, many companies try to get a more agile workforce to keep up with fast-changing market needs by introducing self-organizing structures and cutting back on established management practices. If you are part of such a change or planning one, continue...
