Are you putting up with teammates who drain your team’s energy, or are you creating a culture that attracts the kind of people who elevate everyone’s game? It’s a hard truth, but you attract what you tolerate. When we let low effort, low commitment, or toxic behavior slide, we signal to others that it’s acceptable—and before long, that tolerance becomes a standard.
How can you build a team in which mediocrity isn’t an option, where everyone’s held to high expectations? When you actively seek out people who show up fully invested, who contribute, and who help others do the same, you set a bar that repels the pullers and attracts the lifters.
Take an honest look at what you're tolerating on your team. Are you lowering the bar to avoid tough conversations, or raising it to create a space where only the best mindsets and efforts belong?
Take a deeper dive into this topic by joining Dr. Fred Johnson's delivery of the December Think Tank titled: Are the Right Teammates on Your Bus and Who is Really Driving?