Poor middle upper management. I like my supervisor, and my previous supervisor and management, but the people above them are the wrong people for their positions. The executive team pushes culture and unity in there team, and they reach that goal through the boo "the Advantage" by Patrick Lencioni. However, the people below them are not committing to these ideals the Executive team is pushing (and they aren't bad ideals. They are pretty smart). I have read and reread the book and i find myself seeing the culture take hits because they haven't aligned their behavior with what the company wants/needs. They just promoted one of these people to a global level position. This individual has frequently played politics and taken on so many responsibilities, that nothing ever gets done and follow through doesn't exist. I spoke with my supervisor about my concerns about managements decision and the dying culture in our facility, and I was told to keep my opinion to myself. Because if the wrong person hears (my concern, not even fighting against the shift, but personal opinion) then i could easily get black balled and damage my future career with the company. If I can't even share my opinion (which "The Advantage" encourages and says is required to maintaining culture and a health organization) means that our culture really is dying, and the wrong people are clearly in the wrong positions. I've personally considered leaving the company several times due to poor management.
