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"The company" is nothing, except what leadership makes it. As a manager, that includes you. If everybody chooses not to care about org problems? Guess what, tha
by groby_b 4y ago
"The company" is nothing, except what leadership makes it. As a manager, that includes you. If everybody chooses not to care about org problems? Guess what, that's a manifestation of sociopathic behavior.
So, act accordingly.
- sleight42 4y agoThis person gets it. If everyone is in it solely for themselves, that's sociopathic. Companies function better when lubricated with some compassion.
- mansoon 4y agoAct in accordance with your organizational culture and values. If everyone's out for themselves and you act selflessly, you _will_ get hurt. Mental health issues are for life. It's not worth the risk.
- groby_b 4y agoWhere do you think values and cultures come from, if they aren't set and reinforced by managers? Yes, there are degrees to this - a frontline manager at FAANG has a lot less power to shape than a VP at a 100 person company. But you have the power to shape, to some extent. And you are the person people on your team will look to for cues. Which means it's a question how big the gap is. If you can cover it with team-local culture, by all means, straddle it. But trust me, if you completely abandon your values, your mental health won't do well either. I'd suggest that a severe/unfixable values mismatch should trigger a job search on your part, because acting out values that contradict yours rarely ends well for your health.