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A tale of two behaviours

It is one culture that runs through the organisation. Why not? The leadership is same and they have same policies running across the company.

Yes, mostly.

Here comes the leadership at a level other than a leader.

It is a tale of two newspapers from the same house. For ease I will call these as City News (CN) and City Business News (CBN).

CN is the elder sibling by a few decades. So when started CN acted like the big brother and everyone assumed complete protection and support by the elder sibling. Alas, it was not the case. Younger sibling felt being taken for granted and undervalued.

One day CBN challenged and decided to walk on own terms. The head of CBN decided, rebelling against the elder sibling, to have its own culture and behaviour. The result has been astounding.

CN still runs the roost due to past legacy and still acts as a bully.

CBN has set up a new team that is more passionate, customer service oriented, a better product and more disciplined.

This young leader will take march by getting out of the footsteps of the elder sibling.

I am watching it closely. Looks like it will happen sooner than later that CBN becomes a first choice.

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