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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 🇨🇦 PhD1 month ago

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

Dr. Michael Gervais1 month 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.

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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