{"id":322544,"date":"2025-04-16T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgcassociates.com\/?p=322544"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:11:45","slug":"toxic-workplace-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lgcassociates.com\/es\/toxic-workplace-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordyceps and Culture: How a Toxic Workplace Can Infect an Entire Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

In The Last of Us<\/em>, humanity is brought to its knees by a mutated Cordyceps fungus\u2014an infection that hijacks its host and spreads rapidly, leaving behind devastation and chaos. It starts small. Invisible. But once it takes hold, it\u2019s nearly impossible to stop.<\/p>\n

While your office likely isn\u2019t facing a zombie outbreak (thankfully), many workplaces are<\/strong> fighting their own kind of infection: toxic culture<\/strong>. And just like Cordyceps, it spreads fast, quietly, and often goes unnoticed until it’s done real damage.<\/p>\n

So what does the post-apocalyptic world of The Last of Us<\/em> have to do with staffing and team dynamics? More than you’d think.<\/p>\n

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\ud83e\udda0 Infection Starts Small<\/h2>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t always see it\u2014but you can feel it.\u201d<\/strong>
\nToxic workplace culture doesn\u2019t usually start with big, obvious red flags. It starts with micro-behaviors that get overlooked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n