EPISODE · Apr 20, 2021 · 3 MIN
Tolerating a Bad Employee Is a Quick Way to De-motivate a Great Employee - Behind the Scenes
from Growth Think Tank · host Gene Hammett
Attracting top talent requires leaders to be highly intentional in how they treat the culture. Nothing will de-motivate a great employee faster than tolerating a bad employee. When leaders don't deal with a toxic employee, it tears down to trust and causing uncertainty in the great employees. Tolerating a bad employee often comes down to not confronting their behaviors soon enough. For some CEOs, it is making a conscious choice that a bad employee is too valuable in their work or results to "rock the boat." Let me share some wisdom about tolerating a bad employee from my years of coaching founders of fast-growth companies. Letting lousy employees get away with things is a quick way to crush the motivation of the other employees. Get the show notes for Tolerating a Bad Employee Is a Quick Way to De-motivate a Great Employee – Behind the Scenes Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank - Behind the Scenes @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/gtt723 #ToleratingaBadEmployee #LessonsLearned #GeneHammettPodcast #Leadership #GHepisode723 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!
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