The high cost of managing toxic high performers too late

They have you over a barrel.
Or so you think.

You tiptoe around them. You bend over backwards for them. You walk on eggshells.

You swear your company can’t live without them—that you simply won’t be as successful because they’re that good.
They bring in that much revenue.
They’ve been around that long.
They know that much.
They’re that talented. Or that connected.

And yet… they’re completely toxic to your culture.

They cause internal drama and frustration on a regular basis. They treat their co-workers rudely, knowing they can get away with it. They’re entitled prima donnas.

No one can stand them—and yet everyone accommodates them.
Because you do.

You’re setting the example of what’s acceptable. What’s valued. What’s rewarded.

I’ve been there

I’ve been the CEO who had “untouchable” employees—people I believed I couldn’t live without.

And my entire company suffered for it.

I lacked vision. I lacked spine. I didn’t put the whole team first.

And in doing so, I lost the respect of that team.

Until I saw it

I saw that no single employee has the power to make a company successful. I saw the brutal emotional and financial cost of the negativity I had allowed this person to bring into our workplace.

At the end of the day, if you truly want a rockin’ employee culture—one that pays dividends every moment of every day—you simply cannot keep toxic rockstars or rainmakers, no matter how valuable they seem.

What happens when they’re gone?

You will be amazed. I was.

The improvement in the “energy” of your company—and I don’t mean woo woo—is real.
That feeling you get when you walk into the office? It will feel lighter. Brighter. Better.

You’ll hear horror stories employees now finally feel safe enough to tell, because the bully is gone.

And you’ll really start to see and appreciate the rest of your team—the ones who quietly helped make that individual look successful all along.

I promise:
The cost of a toxic rockstar or rainmaker is at least ten times the value you think they bring to the table.

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