Bad Eggs - When a Top Performer Hurts Workplace Culture: Make the Tough Call

Keep the “Bad Egg”? Why Your Best Move Is a Hard One

Every team has seen it: a high performer who doesn’t jive with everyone else. It’s risky to keep them, capacity fear aside, because one “bad egg” can make the whole team crumble. In this short talk, we share a clear way to think about the trade-offs and why it’s your job, as the leader, to decide.

You’ll take away:

Why fear of workload replacement leads to the wrong call

The real cost of keeping a great performer everyone hates

A simple decision lens: protect culture, then performance

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