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Performance is contagious, literally measurably so. Vanessa Van Edwards "When people sit within 25 feet of a high performer, their own performance improves by 15%. If you sit within 25 feet of a low performer, your performance decreases by 30%." The drag from a low performer outweighs the lift... show more

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Theresa Bianco 🇨🇦 PhD2 months ago

@vvanedwards Can you please post the study cited in this interview? Thank you.

Dr. Michael Gervais2 months ago

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Wildly underrated stat: Your performance is directly shaped by the people you choose to surround yourself with. • If you sit within 25ft of a HIGH performer, your performance increases by 15% • If you’re 25ft from a LOW (toxic) performer, it decreases by 30% Effort is contagious. Be intentional about who you let in your circle.

Wildly underrated stat: Your performance is directly shaped by the people you choose to surround yourself with. • If you sit within 25ft of a HIGH performer, your performance increases by 15% • If you’re 25ft from a LOW (toxic) performer, it decreases by 30% Effort is contagious. Be intentional about who you let in your circle.

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This is called The Spillover Effect. The original study had 2 main findings. Kellogg Insight did a study across 58,000 hours in 11 companies. They found "positive spillover" & "negative spillover." 1) Positive Spillover If you sit within 25ft of a HIGH performer, your performance increases by 15%. You are no smarter, you work no harder... and you're 15% better. These highest performers are not impacted by the low performance of their neighbors. My takeaway = the strong lift up the weak. But there was a second finding too, a much more concerning one... 2) Negative Spillover If you sit near a LOW performer... Things get bad fast. How they define “low performer” in the study is important: These are “toxic workers.” A “toxic” person = someone who ends up being fired for their behavior/performance. On average: • A toxic worker costs a co $12,800 • 2% of all workers are toxic • They infect FAST. And actually – the poison of a toxic worker spans way beyond 25ft. Researchers said, “You can see their negative imprint and negative effect across an entire floor.” So remember: Surround yourself with top performers. It's the easiest cheat code to improvement. Toxicity will poison your entire company. Cut it off before it has the opportunity.

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