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The desire to create a strong, healthy culture can sometimes lead to unhealthy cult-like behaviours, but simple strategies can ensure that line is never crossed, according to a workplace specialist.

At its best, culture is empowering, inclusive, and attractive, but at its extreme and when used the wrong way, it can become controlling, isolating, divisive and destructive, says Shane Michael Hatton in his forthcoming book, Let's Talk Culture.

Employers can rely on four pillars to ensure they avoid the dark side of culture, he says...