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Back to Episodes6: Protecting Your Culture: A Leadership Lesson (With a Little Help from Disney)
Description
What happens when a staff member who’s great on paper slowly drains the energy of your whole team? Sometimes the hardest decision as a nonprofit CEO or Executive Director isn’t about strategy, it’s about people implementing the plans.
In this episode, Marcia Beckner shares the story of Claire, a healthcare nonprofit leader whose year-long struggle with one toxic employee pushed her staff to the breaking point, and the lessons she learned about protecting culture, morale, and mission.
This episode will help you see how patterns of behavior impact team culture more than isolated moments, and identify the crucial difference between personal likability and professional fit.
Plus, you’ll hear Marcia’s 6 practical steps for addressing toxic or underperforming staff.
Listen to the episode to learn how you can safeguard your team, your culture, and your sanity from a toxic staff member.
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