“The world is so beautiful, but alas! There are so many assholes.”
― M.F. Moonzajer
You won't get through your career without working with some truly terrible people. How they get into organizations is a topic for another episode, but in this episode, we dive into their impact on team dynamics, how to survive working beside them, and what to do if you are their manager.
Also in this episode:
- How to deal with a bully at work
- Your responsibility when you become the manager of a bad apple
- How bullies and jerks survive in organizations
- The most dangerous person in any company
- How to tell someone that they are not working out
- How your team grows when you fire a bad apple
- Ian's one piece of advice all new managers ignore (and regret not taking)
- Why no person is too important to live without
- How to manage the aftermath of a termination
- How your team feels about you when you won't fire a jerk
- Why bad situations won't work themselves out on their own
