How it started for me…

I had just been let go from my position during a hard time in my personal life. I was angry at first followed immediately by relief. I did not want to stay at the company I had been working for, but I had hoped to find my next opportunity and leave on my own terms. The very next day I saw this post from Denise Conroy on my FYP on TikTok. She was speaking about why some organizations don’t want competent people and embrace mediocrity. Mediocre was the exact word I had used a few weeks earlier to describe the culture of the company I was working at. The legacy employees seemed like a bunch of entitled drones walking around doing the bare minimum but expecting raises and promotions.

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So, I have all the time in the world to go down a spiral about why an organization would tolerate mediocre employees. Each Sunday in the first three months of 2025, I am going to let you know what I find out. Check back each week for more insights. Here are some of the topics on my list:

• The Accountability Gap: Why Some Organizations Fear Competence
• Signs You’re in a Mediocre Workplace (And What to Do About It)
• How Competence Becomes a Threat in Dysfunctional Cultures
• The Art of Accountability: Holding Yourself and Others Responsible
• Surviving the Grind: Staying Sane in a Toxic Workplace

Come back each Sunday for more…