Fast Company Daily You don’t have a culture, you have a clique. 5 ways to work with people who aren’t like you
May 15, 2025
Discover how to overcome tribalism in the workplace and harness diverse perspectives. Explore five practical strategies for effective collaboration among differing viewpoints. Uncover the importance of valuing ideas over popularity to foster innovation. Learn how a culture that embraces diversity can become your greatest competitive advantage.
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Tribalism Limits Diversity
- Humans instinctively form tribes by gravitating towards people like themselves in values and behaviors.
- This tribal nature creates echo chambers that limit diversity of thought and hinder innovation.
Culture Fit Creates Cliques
- Hiring for culture fit often means selecting people who mirror existing values, creating cliques, not cultures.
- True diversity thrives when cultural outliers can join and succeed, enriching organizational growth.
Embrace Conflicting Values
- Homogeneous teams stuck on the same wavelength produce predictable outcomes and miss innovation opportunities.
- Success now requires openness to diverse, even conflicting, values to expand understanding and ideas.