Kisses of Death in Organizations

have you ever watched a group or a company slowly die from the inside out or are you starting to experience symptoms like this in your own business I'm Yana henan and today we're talking about who the kisses of death in an organization are and how to spot them early one the not know-it-all conversation hog this person dominates conversations they often neglect other team members who actually may have ideas or solutions to the challenges this team is facing and they dominate the conversation for a variety of reasons maybe they want to look knowledgeable or important maybe they don't realize that they do it they could just be passionate and feel like they have a lot to share or perhaps they are compensating for feeling unequipped or unknowledgeable the point is this they are a kiss of death and they are because they suppress voices ideas they reduce team engagement they create an unbalanced team Dynamic and impedes the professional development of others number two The Silo keeper or the quiet one that has all the answers but doesn't speak up this person is smart and intelligent but hardly ever speaks up what's worse is even though they may have all the answers they go with the flow of the team because they don't want to rock the boat or worse they hoard all the information out of spite or aggression for other team members maybe they're reluctant to share information with other departments perhaps they prefer to work in isolation or keep their team's knowledge to themselves the point is is that they may hide information and data and insights that could benefit the organization as a whole with This Kiss of Death the organization will experience missed opportunities for improvement as a team reduced team Effectiveness disengagement among peers stifled or unwanted results number three the office politician this person navigates the workplace through manipulation and politics rather than Merit and collaboration they really are only looking out for themselves playing a win lose game with all other team members sure a little bit of competition amongst team members is fine and healthy even but this person is selfish ready to throw anyone under the bus if it elevates them in some way they spend most of their time cultivating alliances and plotting their next career move rather than focusing on actual work or team success their actions create division within the team breed mistrust and leads to a toxic work environment where decisions are based on politics rather than what's best for the team or the company number four the over promiser this person consistently commits to tasks or projects without realistic plans for delivery they're a people pleaser they promise more than they can deliver and they do it often to impress clients or supervisors their inability to fulfill commitments can lead to miss deadlines underd delivered projects and erode trust within the team and with external stakeholders number five the micromanager This Kiss of Death does not delegate properly or effectively instead they want to control every detail of the work which stifles team autonomy micromanagers can demoralize employees reduce their engagement and productivity and prevent them from developing skills which stifles professional growth and innovation in summary there are are several ways kisses of death can slowly destroy an organization from the inside out and while we only covered five there are several more out there there's the gossip there's the burnout and even like the overly skeptic skeptic resistant to change and overly negative the point is this if you fill your team and your organization with people who are in the words of Patrick lenion humble hungry and smart you will grow to new heights if you do have anyone in your business or organization that is a kiss of death be sure to approach them appropriately or get rid of them all together free them up to go be successful somewhere else they are only going to bring the group down and your overall results I'm Yana henan wishing you organizational success please remember to like follow And subscribe to our channels and sign up for our newsletter [Music]