972 - How to Avoid Being Held Hostage by Over Controlling Employees
Key employees holding sway over the business owner is not a unique scenario to Lloyd. [02:09]A team member with a black box challenges workplace dynamics in a number of ways. [03:21]When a key employee goes rogue,
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Show Notes
Key employees holding sway over the business owner is not a unique scenario to Lloyd. [02:09]
A team member with a black box challenges workplace dynamics in a number of ways. [03:21]
When a key employee goes rogue, you can often trace some fault to the founder.
[05:46]
Seeing their boss under a staff member’s control sends a bad message to the rest of the team. [08:39]
There’s no such thing as an indispensable employee. You may need to start easing out the offender. [10:36]
If key employee retention is out of the question, how do you distribute their role? [12:26]
James knows from years of experience how to show employees they are valued. [14:19]
Here’s how to secure your business when a problem team member leaves… [20:50]
Every task in James’s business has two people trained for it. Here’s why. [23:33]
Alignment with your business’s core values should be a key consideration when hiring. [25:41]