Lesson 35: No trade-off for toxic co-workers
Recently my favourite author Seth Godin shared some remarkable ideas on dysfunctional organizations and the trade off given to those who deliver but have zero people skills. Here is the excerpt " Here's how you end up with a bully in a position of authority at an organization: Someone points out that the bully is a real problem. And the boss says, "I know he's a bully, but he's really productive and we can't afford to replace him." And here's how you end up with a naysayer, or a toxic co-worker: Someone points out that people are afraid to work with this person. And the boss says, "I know, but we really need her expertise." And, person by person, trait by trait, we build a broken organization because we believe that function trumps cooperation, inspiration and care. Until it doesn't, and then, all we've got left is a mess. The negative people who do nothing functional are an easy decision. It's the little...