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A Bankrupt Culture Like many newspapers, the Chicago Tribune is in trouble. 94 you don't share. You might hear a joke that you don't The paper was bought by real estate mogul Sam Zell in consider funny. That is because a loose, fun, nonlinear 2007, who promptly filed for bankruptcy. That did not atmosphere is important to the creative process." It then surprise experts. What Zell did next did. concluded, "This should be understood, should not be a Zell hired Randy Michaels as the Tribune Company's surprise, and not considered harassment." CEO. Soon after Michaels arrived, he launched an attack Eventually Michaels was forced out, but the damage on the Tribune's culture. In an informal meeting with a had been done. The Tribune was in bankruptcy through group of fellow Tribune executives, Michaels said, "Watch 2012, and the company restructured In 2013. More than this" and offered the waitress $100 to show her breasts. 5000 employees have lost their jobs. In retrospect, Zell has The group was dumbfounded. called his purchase "the deal from hell." It appears that he But Michaels hardly stopped there. appointed a CEO to match the deal. Michaels was fond of a culture that included "sexual innuendo, poisonous workplace banter, and profane invec- Questions tive." One press release announced the hiring of Kim Johnson, who, it was said, was "a former waitress at 1. What does this story tell you about the effect of top "Knockers-The Place for Hot Racks and Cold Brews."" management on organizational culture? Another executive reporting to Michaels sent links to raunchy websites in email messages. Michaels was heard 2. Denise Brown, a former member of the Tribune's loudly discussing with other executives he had brought management, said, "If you spoke up, you were with him the "sexual suitability of various employees." portrayed as a sissy." How would you have reacted When some complained about the change in the if you witnessed some of these behaviours? organization's culture, Michaels rewrote the employee handbook. "Working at Tribune means accepting that you 3. How can you determine when a line has been might hear a word that you, personally, might not use," crossed between a fun and informal culture, and the new manual stated. "You might experience an attitude one that is offensive and inappropriate