FLC TECHNIQUE FLYING. COCKPIT COORD ATTEMPTED; CAPT DIDN'T HEAR ALT CALLOUT PROC. FO FLC DUTY PRIORITY MISALIGNED AS CHKLIST USE WAS TOO SOON AT TOO LOW AN ALT. LEVEL OFF FIRST. STERILE COCKPIT CONCEPT VIOLATED. MGMNT PROB.

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TKOF NORMAL ON RWY 20L. AT APPROX 1000 FT AGL TWR SAID 'SWITCH TO DEP' WHICH I DID. AT THAT TIME; ALT REMINDER WENT OFF; AND I STATED TO CAPT '2.1 FOR 3.1' AS PER COMPANY SOP. HE STATED 'OK.' I CONTINUED TO COMPLETE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST; AND AS I VERIFIED THE LAST OF THE ITEMS; MY BODY AND BRAIN TOLD ME WE WERE STILL CLBING. AS I LOOKED UP; I SAW US PASSING THROUGH 3000 FT MSL (CLRED TO 3100 FT). I STATED TO CAPT 'MAINTAIN 3100 FT.' HE STATED 'OOPS; I THOUGHT THEY SAID 5;' MEANING 5000 FT. (THE RADAR VECTOR WAS 050 DEGS.) WE OVERSHOT BY 300 FT WHILE IMC. WHAT I REALLY BELIEVE CAUSED THE PROB WAS LOW SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY THE CAPT. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON RECENTLY BY INTERNAL (DEPT AND COMPANY) CONFLICT; CHANGE; AND PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES. THE WHOLE GAMUT -- ECONOMIC; PERSONAL; PERSONNEL; WX; HVY FLYING SCHEDULE; VARIANCES TO SOPS; LACK OF HONEST COMS (COCKPIT AND OFFICE); ETC. THE CAPT IS ALSO THE CHIEF PLT AND IS OVERWHELMED BY THE SIT AND HIS FLYING/MGMNT STYLE SHOWS IT. I HAVE WORKED WITH HIM LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THIS. THEREFORE; I WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND BREAK THE ERROR CHAIN SO AS TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I CONTINUE TO REINFORCE POSITIVELY CORRECT PROCS AND POLICIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALLEVIATE THE SIT. OUR BOSS IS PREOCCUPIED.