Core Concepts
The corporate work culture often exhibits a two-faced nature, where executives espouse certain values and principles publicly while exhibiting contradictory behaviors and attitudes in practice.
Abstract
The content explores the author's personal experience working with a colleague, Jessica Kriegel, at a company called Culture Partners. The author notes that while he generally liked Jessica and her work, he ended up losing his job due to a conflict with a middle manager who was brought in to "run marketing."
The author then introduces a new column from Jessica, which he finds interesting in the way it navigates the often two-faced nature of how many white-collar executives currently think and behave. The author highlights the presence of this duality and contradiction within the content itself, suggesting that the corporate work culture is often characterized by a disconnect between the values and principles espoused publicly and the actual behaviors and attitudes exhibited in practice.
The author's personal experience and the analysis of Jessica's column suggest that the corporate work environment can be marked by a lack of alignment between the rhetoric and the reality, where executives may profess certain ideals while simultaneously engaging in contradictory actions.