HR Power Hour

Sean Lemson - One Drop of Poison: How one bad leader can slowly kill your company

David Ciullo and Tawny Alvarez

Poisonous leaders are leaders who take a toll on the workforce, and therefore the bottom line. A company needs to know how to protect itself from this hidden cost, including the right metrics, the right coaching, and a careful look at how incentives may drive their bad behavior.

In this week’s HR Power Hour segment, host David Ciullo discusses with author, leadership, and team performance expert Sean Lemson his new book, One Drop of Poison:

How One Bad Leader Can Slowly Kill Your Company. It doesn't take much to ruin the whole organization, but companies can offset the impacts by taking three simple actions and paying close attention to the overall mindset of employees.