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Alec McNayr's avatar

Wow, I don't know how I stumbled onto this piece from a year ago, but this deserves 10x the praise. This is spot-on analysis. Thanks for sharing.

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Suzan Bond's avatar

I'm so glad you found it useful. Thanks for your kind words. it means the world. In case you're interested, I wrote a part two here: https://suzansfieldnotes.substack.com/p/org-smells-part-ii

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visakan veerasamy's avatar

ooo i'd love to read about more of these! thanks for sharing Suzan

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Suzan Bond's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm planning to write more.

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Fred de Villamil's avatar

I would add one, which is common with control freak leaders: acting like a black box.

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Suzan Bond's avatar

Agreed, lack of transparency can indeed be a org smell.

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