How Leaders Accidentally Reward Toxic Behavior

EntreLeadership

Ramsey Network

Management, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Today, we’ll hear about: · A businesswoman trying to confront a toxic employee while dealing with her team’s complacency · The best way to reduce leadership turnover—by creating stability and building systems that withstand constant change · How to escape endless growth pressure by redefining business success · How to lead different generations with clarity, consistent standards and uncompromising expectations Next Steps: · 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 844-944-1070 or send us a message: https://ter.li/ask-us · 📚 Learn about the EntreLeadership System™: https://ter.li/system-p · 💻 Get EntreLeadership Elite™ for your business: https://ter.li/elite-p · ✉️ Sign up to receive tactical tools, advice and resources in your inbox every week: https://ter.li/enl · 🏢 Attend EntreLeadership Summit: https://ter.li/summit · 🎤 Attend EntreLeadership Master Series: https://ter.li/masterseries · 📖 Order Dave’s new book, Build a Business You Love: https://ter.li/b4kru2 · 📘 Get your free EntreLeadership® Reading Guide today: https://ter.li/7qjso2 Connect With Our Sponsors: · 💼 Go to Belay Solutions or text ENTRE to 55123 for their free resource! · 💻 Visit NetSuite today to learn more. · 🧾 Visit Payority for a free consultation! · 📈 Grab Sales Gravy's free resource to help you hire and lead better. Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💰 George Kamel Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, this is Entree Leadership, where I take calls from leaders like you about what it takes to win at any stage of business and leadership.
0:20.4	I'm Dave Ramsey, your host with over 30 years of experience leading in the trenches,
0:24.9	just like you.
0:26.2	If you got a question you want to ask us on the show, fill out the form at entrell leadership.com slash ask
0:31.5	or call and leave us a voicemail at 844-944-1070.
0:36.8	That's 844-9-44-1070. That's 844-9-44-1070. Samantha is with us in Cleveland, Ohio. Hi, Samantha. How are you?
0:47.4	I'm great, Dave. How are you doing? Better than I deserve. What's up? It's such an honor and privilege to talk to you, so thank you so much for taking my call.
0:55.1	My pleasure.
0:55.9	How can I help?
0:57.1	My husband and I own a retail gun shop here in Northeast Ohio.
1:01.6	We grossed about $1.5 million last year, and we have five full-time employees, including ourselves.
1:08.4	Lately, the culture around here is just really going downhill. Complacency,
1:14.0	lack of motivation, and just a general complaining attitude are really starting to affect our work
1:19.6	and the overall customer experience. I'm starting to feel like my guys are just coming to the old
1:24.6	J-O-B, like just another day. And I struggle because I'm not really overly outspoken, and I tend to avoid confrontation.
1:32.8	My question is, how can I be uplifting and motivating while still holding my team accountable
1:38.4	so that we don't turn into your typical boring old gun shop?
1:44.8	Okay.
1:45.8	So there's two of you plus three team members?
1:49.6	Correct.
1:51.3	Okay.
1:53.0	So small, small family team.
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