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When you promote toxic people, you lose your best people. Let's be honest. Every company says they have a great culture. But most employees would tell a different story. The truth? Culture isn't what you say it is. It's what your people experience daily. 6 green flags that separate great cultures from fake on…

I learned this the hard way in my 2nd year as CEO. I had someone on my team who always agreed with me. They made me feel smart, like I was always right. Then I had someone who constantly pushed back. Of course, that made me feel uncomfortable. Guess which one saved me from a bad decision. The one who challenged m…

When you promote toxic people, you lose your best people. Harvard put numbers on it. Researchers studied 50,000 workers across 11 companies. Avoiding a single toxic employee saved firms $12,489. Hiring a top 1% superstar added $5,303. One toxic person costs you more than two superstars produce. Let's be honest.…

When you promote toxic people, you lose your best people. Let's be honest. Every company says they have a great culture. But most employees would tell a different story. The truth? Culture isn't what you say it is. It's what your people experience daily. 6 green flags that separate great cultures from fake on…

I learned this the hard way in my 2nd year as CEO. I had someone on my team who always agreed with me. They made me feel smart, like I was always right. Then I had someone who constantly pushed back. Of course, that made me feel uncomfortable. Guess which one saved me from a bad decision. The one who challenged m…

The biggest reset of my life happened at 35,000 feet. In 2010, I boarded a flight from Spain to London. Doctors had told me not to. I'd spent a decade going a mile a minute building businesses, and I wasn't about to slow down. Mid-flight, my left arm went ice-cold. A doctor on board took my pulse and told the cre…