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Terminate Those Who Take The Seat of Honor

The most dangerous people in your organization are those who take the seat of honor.

What is the seat of honor?

Physically, it may be the seat at the right hand of the boss at dinner. Or, the front seat when four people walk out to the car. It may be the head table at a wedding. Figuratively, it is to insist on being the only one to give a presentation, or a refusal of the input from others may also be stealing a seat of honor from a team. Simply expecting others to do work you believe to be beneath you is stealing the seat of honor.

Physically taking the seat of honor, sans an invitation, is the physical manifestation of pride. An individual that sees themselves as more valuable, smarter, better, or useful than others is a danger to a team and