A speaker discusses how a negative attitude in employees spreads through a company like 'cancer' and can reduce overall value, arguing such employees might be better absent. The speaker also shares a personal epiphany about leadership and hiring: accepting responsibility when hires or employees don't work out and adjusting expectations as a founder.
A negative attitude just spreads like cancer. Where if you're complaining about the leads or you're complaining about the product or you're complaining about the manager, it just. It goes to the other reps and the person is actually adding negative value to the company. We would be better off if they weren't here. And so maybe that is helpful from like a lens to view the subjectivity from around effort and attitude. The other thing is. And let's take two more questions. I'll just say this is my. I'm embarrassed to say I had this epiphany a couple months ago and wrote it. I should have had it 10 years ago. But this is why I don't like some of this sales fire stuff. Even though it's true. It's always your fault when someone doesn't work out. Maybe you've known that because you've hired more people. It took me a while to be frustrated at people that quit, to be frustrated with people that I know could do a better job. They could do. It took me a while to not feel let down by some people. As a founder.
