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When teams avoid addressing toxic dynamics due to political complexity

Our startup team has this person who's brilliant but completely demoralizing to work with and we all know it but no one wants to be the one to bring it up because they're the founder's friend. The dysfunction is spreading and I can feel people starting to disengage.

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A difficult but well-connected teammate is dragging everyone down and no one dares say it.

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