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you seems like a great manager! everything you said makes sense, except for "Never, ever fire anyone...". Really? what about those who are highly paid but very disruptive to the team, ie. destructive to both budget and team outputs? And can't be move to different areas. Surely that would be the exception to your rule?

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It's probably your own fault. Small things might have built up over the years, because you did not confront right away the first time you experienced the bad behavior.

Maybe you can use the disruptive energy to your advantage!? If there are bad influences, maybe you can turn it into good influences.

There's an exception though, if you are dealing with a true sociopath or psychopath, you need to get rid of them asap. You will know you are dealing with such a person if they constantly "destroy" people despite you've told them that it's not acceptable.

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