Podcast

Mic Drop Moment 

“One breach of ethics, one ignored whistleblower, one toxic leader, and everything evaporates overnight.” 

Soumitra Das explained how culture dies overnight when things don’t go as they should be. It happens when there’s a breach in ethics that goes unnoticed, one whistleblower who’s sidelined and retaliated, and that one leader who’s performing excellent but leaves toxicity behind them. 

And over time, trust takes a dip, leading to quiet withdrawal from the company and its activities. Meetings are silent. Energy is low, and people are mentally checked out. On the surface everything seems fine but inside it, there’s no loyalty, trust, and a sense of belonging, but hollowness. 

That’s why a company with strong cultural values ensures when negative activities like these take place, even by chance, they are addressed, resolved, and become examples for their future versions.

No Prep. Only Perspectives. 

1. What can I do to improve my company culture? 

You can improve culture by making values visible in everyday work. Here are some of the key tips:

• Launch mandatory leadership certification
• Reward good behavior every week
• Make frequent cultural policy tweaks
• Encourage candid conversations between teams
• Teach one cultural value every 15 days

2.What are some tips to building a company culture?

Building company culture is simple but can get complicated without clarity. Here’s what you can do: 

• Decide what the organization stands for and what it does not accept. 
• Leaders must model the work culture before expecting others to follow it. 
• Create simple habits and practices that reinforce the desired behaviors. 
• Build trust through listening and follow-through, not slogans or campaigns. 
• Integrate culture into hiring, feedback, and performance systems 
• Protect cultural diversity in the workplace 
• Culture grows through consistency, not one-time initiatives. 

3.How to shield my work culture in corporate? 

Protect cultural diversity in the workplace by being clear about non-negotiable behaviors. With these simple tips you can shield your work culture from negative influences:  

• Make sure your managers address conflicts early and respectfully. 
• Encourage regular feedback and communication. 
• Keep values visible in daily work with shared practices.  
• Promote people who support the culture, even if it means choosing values over short-term performance. 
• Match your decisions with your business principles.
  

4.Why is company culture everyone’s responsibility? 

Company culture is not only HR’s concern. Instead, everyone, including the CXOs and employees must abide with ethics to protect it. These are the top reasons why maintaining cultural diversity in the workplace is everyone’s responsibility: 

• Culture is shaped by daily interactions, not policies. 
• Everyone contributes to the work culture through how they speak, collaborate, and respond under pressure. 
• Leadership provides direction, but employees sustain culture collectively. 
• When only HR owns culture, it remains theoretical. 
• When everyone participates, culture becomes real and self-reinforcing. 
• Shared responsibility makes culture durable.  

5.What are the signs of collapsing company culture? 

Work culture collapsing doesn’t scream loudly. It happens in silence. When employees prefer not to talk in town halls but in cafes, it indicates something’s off. However, there are signs that can help you to identify and take actions before culture risks become headlines: 

It all happens when: 

• Employees’ behavior becomes aggressive and defensive 
• People stop talking in meetings or taking accountability and start blaming 
• Managers avoid having hard conversations 
• Recognition becomes rare and  
• Decisions feel unclear and disconnected from values.