TAB Blog Microcultures: Why Teams in the Same Company Can Feel Worlds Apart

Did you know that most medium to large-size businesses suffer from some level of workplace culture disparity? These cultural gaps can arise due to inconsistencies in departmental norms, values, and standard operating procedures. It's surprising how dramatically culture can differ between teams, even within the same office space. Understanding how and why this happens is important, not only from an employee wellbeing perspective, but also from a productivity, efficiency, and leadership point of view. At their core, these cultural gaps or microcultures are the result of a lack of departmental leadership and management alignment. Which is to say, the issue starts at the top and works its way down the food chain, wreaking havoc and misalignment throughout the organization.