Navigating Toxic Work Cultures & Office Politics: Q&A with Marty and Em

<p>Leadership drives culture, culture drives performance.</p><br><p>Episode #238 // Today, we look at a few very common team culture dynamics, and give some perspectives for how you might be able to handle these situations, when you find yourself in the middle of them.</p><br><p>The first is the incredibly common phenomenon of the supposed star performer who ‘manages up’ brilliantly, but doesn’t actually deliver… and the boss is too weak, or too conflict-averse to hold them to account—they’d rather let the rest of the team bear the brunt, as long as the work is getting done <em>somehow</em>.</p><br><p>The second focuses on organizational politics, and how deceptive behavior can be leveraged for advantage by those who concentrate more on politics than value creation.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this Q&amp;A episode, I give some incredibly practical tips for how to handle each of these situations, including some of the conversations you’ll probably need to have, and the killer questions you can ask. </p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>You can connect with me at:</p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdYZnUxWm9WTjNVejg3cWRXQ25oalRVR2dFUXxBQ3Jtc0traS1CcG9WcVVYZlk5QU5OVEJmbTVVUWNDTTZ4Z1FIa1dLM2hsZDQ2X0tDYnV0UlVaYjhKZS0tRzhJUDFXWHo2eTVIOUVfUG8xcUdSRDBCanJ6LXNqV0dPS0x1M3hkNWpKV3FnSTMzXzZRbFJaakdNUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourceomentor.com%2F&amp;v=uf0J3ovVJBc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yourceomentor.com</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor</a></p><p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor"