Wellness at Work

The Invisible Drain on Team Culture

The Invisible Drain on Team Culture
Energy Drain 🎨 Visual Energy Inspired By Willem de Kooning
In: Wellness at Work

It’s not the big crises that wear teams down.
It’s the small leaks.
The unspoken stress.
The chronic rushing.
The check-ins that never actually check in.

That’s the invisible drain.

No one talks about it—because no one’s tracking it.
But it’s there.

In the tension under the surface.
In the way people hesitate before speaking.
In the quiet burnout no one wants to name.

And if you don’t name it,
You can’t fix it.


Culture isn’t what’s posted on the wall.
It’s what’s felt in the room.
And when energy’s low, trust starts to slip.

The good news?
It doesn’t take an overhaul to fix the leak.

It takes rhythm.
It takes intention.
It takes five minutes a day to actually check in.

To let the humans be human.
To create space before you create pressure.


Culture leaks where energy drains.
Seal it with presence.


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Written by
Mark Latimer
Founder of CalnFlow — helping people master time, energy, and mindfulness. Passionate about productivity, meditation, and building systems for a balanced life. Let’s schedule what truly matters. 🚀
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