New research finds that organizations are falling short when it comes to rewarding and retaining high-performing employees—those who are self-motivated and hard-working. Worse, companies that don’t deal with “toxic” low-performers risk weakening their culture and driving away their best people.
These findings, drawn from a survey of more than 1,700 professionals from across the private, nonprofit and government sectors, are detailed in a research report by Arlington, Va.-based Eagle Hill Consulting, Are Low-Performers Destroying Your Culture and Driving Away Your Best Employees? The researchers found that:
