When Culture Breaks at the Top
Culture does not collapse overnight. It erodes in quiet moments.
HR is meant to be the heartbeat of an organization. But when HR leadership lacks the talent to lead, the entire system feels the fracture.
You see it in the silos. You feel it in the tension. You hear it in the whispered, "Something's changed."
If you have ever watched a healthy team slowly lose trust, connection, or direction, you have witnessed the cost of misaligned leadership.
Culture breaks in a thousand small moments — often at the top. And sometimes, it breaks the people who cared the most.
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