The energy vampires. The whiners and complainers. And the ones who bring down those around them.

These are the bad apples. The ones who are hurting your organization.

It can be hard to get rid of the bad apples, but you must.

You’ve probably heard the old saying “One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch” and not thought much of the saying. It’s cliche and played out. Or so you think.

This saying is also true. When rotten apples begin to decay, these rotting apples emit a gas. This gas can cause the apples touching this apple to rot as well.

Get Rid Of Your Bad Apples

The people we surround ourselves with are like the apples mentioned in the cliched saying. They will impact you negatively or positively.

When your friends or coworkers are emitting toxic words, you’re absorbing their toxic attitudes.  Read more...