{"id":2364,"date":"2020-03-12T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T01:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:58:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T01:58:31","slug":"toxic-work-cultures-create-dis-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/toxic-work-cultures-create-dis-ease\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Work Cultures Create Dis-ease!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Toxic work cultures create dis-ease! \u201cEnergy is the currency of the universe. When you \u201cpay\u201d attention to something, you buy the experience\u201d
Emily Maroutian<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organisational Culture<\/a> is defined as a culture that consists of the values and behaviours that workers share and demonstrate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, if a culture is positive that energy will be reflected in the workers. Conversely, if the culture is poor then that energy will be reflected throughout the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, the leader of the organisation is likened to be a conductor of an orchestra. The conductor directs the orchestra (the team) to stay aligned, in harmony, and in time. They keep it all together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently I worked with a client called Mary. For many years she worked in the Corporate World! She shared with me all the positive feedback she had received whilst in her role. Mary knew that she had achieved huge milestones in her career. Receiving outstanding performance reviews. Also, she was a perfectionist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite all these positives she was lacking in confidence. Feeling that she did not deserve the accolades. Experiencing feelings of self-doubt not only as a female leader but as a mother and wife also. As a result of her high expectations, she was unable to acknowledge how well she was doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In conclusion, her negative state took over her mindset and sabotaged her life. She was exhausted trying to keep up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we unpacked her feelings and beliefs, she started to gain a bit of clarity. The more we peeled back the layers the more she began to realise what had happened whilst in her role. Finally, she permitted herself to acknowledge what \u201cher gut\u201d had been telling her. It now made sense to her. For a while, she felt she was \u201cgoing crazy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite being given strong feedback and great performance reviews. Mary felt she was just being paid lip service. No promotions or financial rewards or incentives were offered. After that, she realised she was the \u201ctoken\u201d female and could feel deep down that her work and her opinions were not valued. Mary had been working in a \u201ctoxic work cultures create dis-ease\u201d without being aware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result, functioning at this level for some time, not only caused her to be exhausted. Besides her self-esteem was destroyed. Her self-confidence eroded and her sense of purpose was lost. Mary\u2019s health was impacted! She suffered constant headaches and lost 10kgs in weight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to research into Corporate Australia<\/a>:- Toxic cultures create dis-ease in many ways. At times it may be evident, or it may be \u201chidden\u201d. The subliminal messages can cause people to over-react, thus placing more pressure on themselves to perform better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research acknowledges that working in difficult environments is stressful. Placing the body under constant stress increases the impact on the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMary’s Story!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Compound Effect!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 1\/3 of Corporate Australia is feeling stressed, anxious and depressed
\u2013 30% of these people are suffering from some kind of mental illness
\u2013 Of those, 36% were suffering from depression, 33% from anxiety, and 31% from stress.
\u2013 Depression is now the primary mental health disorder
\u2013 58% of females who met the clinical criteria for anxiety or depression were not aware that they had a problem
\u2013 73% of males who met the clinical criteria for anxiety or depression were not aware that they had a problem<\/p>\n\n\n\nStress and Dis-ease!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n