CANADA’S OFFICES ARE LIKE THE PROVERBIAL ORCHARD, WHERE ITS CULTURES ARE KNOWN BY THEIR VISIBLE HARVESTS. HERE, LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OFFICE CULTURES THAT HAVE GONE ROTTEN.
— By Belinda Jones

There’s an old saying, “A tree is known by its fruit”. If the tree is good, it bears good fruit. Similarly, a bad tree will produce bad fruit. To discern if a company’s culture is good or bad, stakeholders need only to take a look at the “fruit”, or outcomes.

Silly? Given how much time the average Canadian spends at work, the environment at the office can have a dramatic impact on mood and well being. Because teamwork is such a valued quality i....