THOSE WHO RESIGN ARE NOT THE TOXIC STAFF
As business leaders, we often worry about former employees badmouthing their business or even stealing from the company on their way out the door, but those aren't the people who pose the greatest risk. The workers who can really bring your business down still work for you. In case you haven't heard, there's an engagement crisis in the workplace these days. Research cited in Gallup indicates that as many as 60 percent of workers are not engaged at work, representing more than $600 billion of lost productivity per year. It stands to reason people who don't like what they're doing won't do very good work. That's why I think the most damaging people at a company aren't the ones who quit and leave. They are the ones who quit and stay. This is the situation where the employee says, "I hate it here. I'm leaving as soon as I find a decent job, but I'm not going to say anything until I give two weeks' notice." They're physically pres...