There is a moment in life and at work when I think the whole thing is just about finding and holding on to the right people. On the work front, you suddenly see that what is standing in the way of your organization’s ability to meet its goals, sell, and transform is far less about market forces, competition, or customer needs and more about whether you have surrounded yourself with the right people—and most times you haven’t. That truth holds true on the life front as well. What is standing in the way of your life having more meaning, joy, and growth is less about the size of your house, how much cash you have, or your next vacation, and much more about whether you have surrounded yourself with the right people—and most times you haven’t.

In today’s episode, I discuss curation math and the critical equation about people. I highlight the consequences of not recognizing “the right people problem” and the criteria for “right” and “wrong.” I share the values and traits of seekers and additive people and the attributes and mindsets of subtractive and neutral people. I reveal how to conduct your curation math and the minimum additive people percentage. I also provide questions to ask yourself to determine if people are additive, subtractive, or neutral for you.

“If additive people are proactive, then neutral people are reactive, and subtractive people are regressive.” - Chris Colbert

This week on Insert:Human

• Embracing the mandate to more aggressively curate the right and wrong people
• How the right people are additive, and the wrong people are neutral or subtractive
• The characteristics and values of additive people and their desire to seek to understand, engage and create value
• The attributes of additive and subtractive people
• Doing the curation math in work and life, and what to do if the results are unacceptable
• Questions to determine if the people in your life and work are additive, neutral, or subtractive

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: This Is It by Chris Colbert

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