COLIN ON CULTURE
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The last 12 months
The things that have shaped my year
You’re allowed to be rubbish
Bad days signal humanity, not failure
The silent meeting participant
How AI meeting recorders reduce honest conversation
The good kind of contagious
Why upbeat teams lift everyone around them
The heavy weight of a grudge
What workplace resentment says about you
Be more confident
Built through repetition and honest feedback
The hybrid apprenticeship gap
Who teaches your inexperienced staff the unwritten rules?
Post it for one person
Why sharing wins helps others beyond vanity metrics
Project failure isn’t a technical skills problem
What actually derails delivery teams
Switching off together
Why muting your phone alone rarely works
Thigmomorphogenesis
Why sheltering new managers sets them up to fail
Agency and communion: The big two
Why unchecked ambition wrecks healthy teams
The high performing toxic star
The real cost of protecting bad behaviour
Quelling the meeting silence
What a quiet room actually means
Psychological safety isn’t just about being nice
Why comfortable teams often hide problems
Blame vs. ownership
What your team’s phrasing reveals under pressure
Hiring for personality fit is a trap
Why similar hires weaken teams
Onboarding: the first culture test
Why new starters judge you instantly
Living your values
How to surface what you stand for
Your most valuable strategic asset
Why culture needs to be at the start of strategy