The Pitfalls of Soft Peacetime Cultures: Navigating Decision-Making Challenges in Successful Companies

Speak up when you see ‘being safe’ become the main strategy rather than ‘serve your customer’.

How Successful companies loose their edge

2️⃣ Do we interpret “respect each other” as finding a way to agree with everyone’s opinion?

This leads to difficulty in making decisions.

Do we prioritise predictability with minimal risk?

This leads to a culture of managing by setting low expectations

It’s a soft peacetime culture.

There is no incentive to go above and beyond. 
Individuals perform to their defined level in a rigid career ladder system. 
The system has its own dynamic, and nothing is worth fighting for.

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