EDITORIAL
Culture is what you tolerate, not what you declare
A line to sit with this week.
The PUBlish Desk · 23 March 2026
Every company has a culture deck. Most of them are aspirational. The real culture is what the organization actually permits when the deck isn't watching.
If you say you value feedback but nobody gives it in meetings, feedback isn't your culture. If you say you value speed but every decision waits for a committee, speed isn't your culture. If you say you value the customer but the product roadmap is set by internal politics, the customer isn't your culture.
Culture is a lagging indicator of what the team has gotten away with.
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