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September is a great time to re-energize your team from the summer, and really get a strong go at the rest of the year. Sometimes this can be tough though, especially if they\u2019ve had time to work themselves into bad habits.<\/p>\n
Employees that have come with or have developed bad habits \u2013 such as showing up late consistently, poor attendance, poor productivity, poor attitude, etc. \u2013 is the fault of leadership.<\/p>\n
Why<\/em> might you ask, is leadership to blame for employees\u2019 bad habits? Easy. Everything that is wrong with the business, is leadership\u2019s fault.<\/p>\n From the very beginning, every leader is responsible for finding and nurturing talent that aligns with the organization\u2019s core values and purpose. Skills are important, yes, but not nearly as important as \u2018attitude.\u2019 When it comes to finding top talent, the job of leadership is to:<\/p>\n So\u2026 when you find that some team members have developed bad habits, it\u2019s your responsibility to take immediate action. Your culture is only as good as the worst behaviour you are willing to tolerate. If you allow bad habits to go uncorrected, your entire organization will notice and think that this is now the new norm.<\/p>\n If you cannot break bad habits in employees, then generate a generous severance package. End of discussion.<\/p>\n Even when I \u2018fire fast,\u2019 someone will still always come up to me within an hour or so and say; \u201cWhat took you so long\u201d or; \u201cThank you.\u201d Most often, terminations are a result of the employee not being a fit \u2013 in other words, a culture mismatch. Very rarely have I heard of someone being terminated because of skills.<\/p>\n It won\u2019t feel easy, but the results are worth the work.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: Business<\/a>, Business Culture<\/a>, Core Values<\/a>, Employee Engagement<\/a>, Good Leadership<\/a>, Inspiration<\/a>, Leader<\/a>, Leadership<\/a>, Robert Murray<\/a>, Robert S. Murray<\/a>, Values<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\nLet\u2019s Break it Down<\/h3>\n
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