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Falling into the love trap at work

by Dr Gary McClain
Indian Management September 2024

MYTH 1: I love my company, and my company loves me.
MYTH 2: My company owes me an explanation.
MYTH 3: My boss will take care of me.
MYTH 4: My co-workers and I are one big happy family.
MYTH 5: I am always going to get what I deserve.

Dr Gary McClain is the author of Falling into the love trap at work.

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MYTH 1: Culture is your values, mission, and purpose statements.
MYTH 2: Engagement scores tell you how healthy your culture is.
MYTH 3: Culture is owned by HR.
MYTH 4: Strong cultures should be unified and consistent everywhere.
MYTH 5: Culture is soft, secondary, and separate from performance.

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The culture delusion

MYTH 1: Culture is your values, mission, and purpose statements.
MYTH 2: Engagement scores tell you how healthy your culture is.
MYTH 3: Culture is owned by HR.
MYTH 4: Strong cultures should be unified and consistent everywhere.
MYTH 5: Culture is soft, secondary, and separate from performance.

by Michael Henderson
Indian Management March 2026

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"Myth 1: Employee experience is about ping pong, perks, and parties—not profit.
Myth 2: HR is in the Employee Experience driver’s seat.
Myth 3: We handled this a few years ago.
Myth 4: An annual engagement survey is enough.
Myth 5: Technology will make work less human."

by Dean E Carter
Indian Management February 2026
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