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Card #c1371IR // #c1371Synthesis

"We got our stylists right out of beauty school, so none had developed bad habits." "This was not a place of judgment or gossip. If you were caught gossiping, you were fired. I would end up letting go of some people I really liked, but we just couldn’t have that kind of atmosphere."

— In our words · Source: Matriarch (Tina Knowles)

[Use when]

A talented person is quietly poisoning the atmosphere and you're hesitating.

[Why it matters]

New staff learned the culture before they were considered for a station. Knowles enforced the rule against people she liked, because tolerating gossip leads to fighting and backstabbing. Culture held because the rule cost something.

Filed under situations:When the team is looking to you to lead

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