Ruth — of systems & designRE: https://hachyderm.io/@mweagle/115876949776639344
“This is culture debt: the hidden cost of neglecting the systems that govern how people work together. You don’t notice it at first. Then suddenly, you can’t ignore it.”
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“For decades, Boeing was synonymous with engineering excellence. But as priorities shifted toward cost efficiency and financial performance, cultural cracks emerged: safety concerns minimized, engineers discouraged from escalating issues, and internal dissent seen as an inconvenience rather than signal.”
“Culture debt rarely accrues through dramatic events. It builds gradually, through decisions that seem efficient in the moment.”
Jeff Atwood@RuthMalan turns out leadership matters, and the fish always rots from the head
Very Human Robot@RuthMalan yeah, we tend to take everything that's working already, as a "given." And then we don't want to keep paying for it. And then it collapses.