You may be sabotaging your culture and not realize it! Save your culture from destruction by avoiding these 5 ways that guarantee failure.

From day one, people show up asking the question, “How do things work around here?” They seek answers from their leaders and co-workers on how to be successful. The answers they get, either directly or from non-verbal cues, quickly condition them on how to think and act.

Yet, despite its importance and prevalence, too often I have seen leaders give lip-service to culture while inadvertently causing tremendous damage. Here are five of the most common ways leaders accidentally sabotage their own culture:

1. Talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk.
When leaders ask their employees to do something but aren’t willing to do it themselves, it undermines their credibility. Leaders lead by example, whether they realize it or not. When they say one thing and do another, they set a dangerous precedent for those around them to do as they do, not as they say.

2. Have an unclear direction.
A ship with no rudder would never leave the harbor, yet many organizations lack a clear direction of where they are headed. Leaders may have resources available and talent on board, but without a strong vision, clear results and a sense of purpose, their organization will flounder. Confusion is the great defender of the status quo, while clarity breeds confidence, purpose, and growth.

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