“Xavier, I will be leaving the company by the end of next month.” With these words the best member of my team told me many years ago that she was leaving.   She was extremely talented, had great potential, and was a cornerstone of my succession plan.  “But why?” I pleaded.

“I love my job and the people here – but it isn’t fair that I work hard every day and you have an individual; you know who she is, who is a drag on your whole system.  She shows up late, leaves early, to say nothing about the quality of her work.  Look at all of the time you have to spend with her. This is not working anymore.  I don’t think that this is the right place for me to grow and develop myself.” Click here to continue reading......