Trust vs Performance

For years, my friend Richard Jacroux and I have been discussing the importance of culture fit relative to performance in organizational theory. We have each had to re-shape teams many times and several times have run into the issue of a high performer that causes friction with the rest of the team. In other words, how valuable is a person that delivers but leaves a significant wake? When considering the organization overall, are they a positive or negative influence? Richard and I have reached our conclusion and manage accordingly. I’m happy to see one of my favorites, Simon Sinek, has come to a similar conclusion. As have the US Navy Seals.

As is his way, Simon explains the theory clearly in the video below.