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My team / organisation isn't working

Something's off, but you can't quite name it. Usually it's culture, structure, or the gap between the two.

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Why your founder's culture dies at 50 employees (and what to do about it), with Josh Levine

Work futurist Josh Levine explains why founder-led culture has an expiration date, the physics of cultural breakdown, and the three-step framework — identify, codify, communicate — for turning unspoken behaviour into values that actually scale.

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Do I need to deal with someone who hits their numbers but is making the team miserable?

Yes — and the fact that they hit target is exactly why this has probably gone unaddressed for too long. "Performance" isn't only output; it's output achieved in a way that doesn't quietly cost you everyone else's. Get specific about the behaviour, not the personality — what they do, in what situations, and what it costs the team — and have that conversation as directly as you would a missed target. Protecting a high performer's behaviour because the numbers are good is a decision, even if it doesn't feel like one.

Senior Manager · 50-100 employees

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