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What do you do when your top performer is bringing toxic energy to the workplace? In other words, what is more important to you: strong results or a positive workplace culture? Here's what we think:

Dear Coach: My “Rockstar” Employee is Creating a Toxic Workplace Culture - Power² Leaderlab Dear Coach, I have somebody on my team who has deep expertise in her field and is the one I can always count on to get sh*t done. She’s a very senior leader, heading the business unit responsible for close to half of the company’s revenue. She’s hardworking, and the company really needs people...

According to a recent SHRM study, one in 10 U.S. workers 50 and older said that in the past six months, they have often or always felt less valuable at work compared to younger workers – and in the world of tech and start-ups, that number is likely higher.

Maureen Clough, host of the It Gets Late Early podcast, even says that ageism is “an open secret in the tech industry.”

So, today on the blog we’re talking about it! Ageism, start-ups, and power; it’s all here.

Dear Coach: I Feel Out of Step - Power² Leaderlab What’s the Problem? I was a Chief Marketing Officer at a global technology company, and rather than take an early retirement, I decided to devote this last lap of my career to supporting a start-up. And…whoa..it was not at all what I expected. Of course, I realized there would be many difference...