The Washington Post published an article Thursday covering the toxic culture of the Washington NFL franchise. In the article, 15 women give accounts of their experiences of sexual harassment and intimidation that were prevalent in the organization. What stood out to me while reading the article was just how bad the organizational culture was with the team.
An organizational culture that uses intimidation and bullying as a replacement for motivating and empowering employees will create opportunities for discrimination and exploitation even when it doesn’t foster them directly. No one goes to a bully to complain that his lackey was bullying them.