# toxic employee
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46:51Workplace Surgery — The toxic high performerAl Elliott: So this person says, I've got a salesperson who brings in a huge chunk of our revenue, but they're widely seen as difficult to work with. They're talking over people, they're taking credit and making others fEP 296 · 28 Apr 2026·workplace surgery· 46:51–51:0239:37Workplace Surgery — the toxic high-performerAl Elliott: Yeah, sounds good. Sounds good. Okay, so we're on to the world famous weekly webisodes where we wrap up your questions, Leanne. We have 3 questions Leanne Elliott: Did you do it right? Al Elliott: I think I dEP 284 · 17 Mar 2026·workplace surgery· 39:37–44:2237:23Workplace Surgery Q2: My top performer is toxicLeanne Elliott: What you have here, friend, is what is called a toxic superstar. I will leave a link in the show notes to a couple of episodes we've done talking about this, where I'm Which, with, uh, Dr. Ryan Sherman frEP 174 · 25 Feb 2025·workplace surgery· 37:23–42:4734:03Workplace Surgery: Toxic employee, massive revenueAl Elliott: One of my sales executives, who I'll call Alex, brings in nearly half of our company's revenue, but they're becoming increasingly toxic to our workplace culture. Alex essentially operates like a lone wolf, coEP 146 · 19 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 34:03–40:28
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