Ratcliffe has branded some areas of the club a "disgrace" and is banning staff from mixing with the players.
"Ratcliffe obviously doesn't like what he sees," Wyness told Football Insider, "Whether that's a knee-jerk reaction, I don't know.
"But ever since he and his team have got near the building, he's felt there's too much waste, not enough engagement, not enough spirit.
"He could be trying to compare it to his INEOS business, which would be a mistake. Football clubs are a lot more organic than industrial businesses – there are huge differences.
"Football is so heavily reliant on human beings. Ratcliffe is very hands-on himself. We've gone back to an old-fashioned dictatorship style, to a degree.
"I hoped he might be a bit more enlightened. We might see some fresh thinking, but he's gone back to some old-fashioned management principles."