It’s amazing how much one troubled employee can undermine a department’s productivity. A staff member who routinely makes cutting remarks, elevates him or herself at the expense of others, or spreads undermining gossip can sink a department’s morale fast. Otherwise positive and productive team members begin to dread coming to work, and the group’s best thinking gets siphoned off the company’s mission as everyone scrambles to stay out of the bully’s crosshairs.
When a Leader Aims to Please
It’s amazing how much one troubled employee can undermine a department’s productivity. A staff member who routinely makes cutting remarks, elevates him or herself at the expense of others, or spreads undermining gossip can sink a department’s morale fast. Otherwise positive and productive team members begin to dread coming to work, and the group’s best […]
July 07, 2011
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