Identify and deal with toxic teammates to create a happier and more productive environment
A toxic work culture destroys employee happiness and reduces employee productivity and success; making the company less successful. Toxic employees cripple employee performance.
There needs to be a zero-tolerance policy for these individuals.
You will need to have a direct conversation with them and failing that move them on.
But how to deal with Toxic Team members?
And how do you identify them in your team?
Types of toxic teammates
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The Brilliant Jerk
These are the people who smash both targets and team cohesion, who get stuff done and get away with behaving badly as a result. Difficult to justify terminating but important to act in line with your values
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Disagreeable with an inability to commit
They refuse to carry out the work no matter how much you try and convince them to do so. Do they constantly debate every decision? Are their concerns valid? Do you try and get
If they can never “disagree and commit” with a decision then maybe they are in the wrong place. *Disagree and commit" is a strategy where team members openly voice disagreements but ultimately unite and fully commit to a decision once it's made, fostering decisiveness and unity.
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People who create ego-based conflicts frequently. It's ok to disagree but it should never be personal
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B Players who can never improve and C Players - A players picking up the slack for C players can drain motivation
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Do you have other types of toxic team traits in your team?
Knowledge Hoarders, Passive aggressive, Negative, Dislike management, Disrespectful
How to identify them?
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Run Team Health Check
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Everyone knows who they are so just ask the team via a survey