After reading the article “Who’s to Blame for Creating a Toxic Organizational Culture”, I agree with Guthrie position that as the leader, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was responsible for harboring an environment that led to what was termed Bridgegate (Guthrie, 2014). Good leaders cultivate the kind of culture they want in their organization. Everything that happens in an organization is a reflection of the leader. The leaders set the agenda, performance levels, ensure there is consistency and define organization standards (Baack, 2012).

In line with the above, I lack to see how the governor did not know about the saga. He is the Governor and so he sets the standards or rather he approves them. He has many people below him in power. Why had nobody told him that something was going on? Though as the Governor, he cannot know every trivial thing happening in the state, this was not a small thing scandal.

I cannot believe that all the senior staff new anything about such a serious mater. In addition, Christie as the governor must have had numerous meetings about the survey meaning he knew the whole thing. In my thinking, somebody was pressuring him, as is the vase in most of the times. A leader can cultivate good organizational standards but be pressured not to maintain them externally. This is very common in our corporate today.  Out corporate leaders owe favors to each other and are willing to overlook organization standards to grant the favor. The governor knew about the Bridgegate but for some reason decided to keep quiet. As a leader, this is cultivating bad culture and lowering organizational standards.

Reference

Baack, D. (2012). Organizational behavior. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Guthrie, D. (2014). Article Who’s to Blame for Creating a Toxic Organizational Culture (Retrieved from Ashford University)

Response to Christal Frazier

Hi Christal,

You do not seem to agree or disagree with the author. I agree with you that when one hold a large seat like the Governor seat, they cannot know about every detail happening within their organization. However, in my view, this was not a small detail or thing. This is an important harbor in the area and the governor out to have known what was happening. In addition, do you believe no one in the governor’s inner circle knew anything about the issue? That cannot be. Even if the governor did not know about the issue, someone in his office knew and should have told him. As the leader, he has to take the blame.

Response to Mary Goldston

Great view Mary, I agree that often, leaders lose touch with what is happening within their organizations on a day-to-day basis. I really doubt that the Governor knew nothing about the issue. This was not just a day-to-day activity; it was a major project, which he ought to be following keenly. Powerful people have influence and can influence other people not only in their organizations but also in the society. The governor knew what was happening but gave a blind eye, he abused his powers maybe to safeguard his self-interests. He is responsible for what happened as the governor.

Response to Tiffany Jackson

Thoughtful point of view Tiffany, such a huge incident could not be isolated for the Governor to not have heard or noticed about it. Public servants are known to favor each other even if it means acting unethically. The problem is guarding ones self-interests instead of the interests of the people.  The code of serving the people and keeping their interests in the front is no longer there. As a governor, Christie should have favored the interests of his people and not the political endorsements. The mayor of Fort Lee is also a public servant and he had the right to either endorse or not endorse Christie for re-election.

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