What do you think is more likely to happen when a lazy person joins a highly productive team?

• Option A: The lazy person gets inspired by the productive people and their positive mindset. The lazy person automatically gets elevated to their level.
• Option B: The productive people in the team become lazy over time.

It can’t be scenario B, right?! That’s not how it works. The lazy person is by himself. There’s no way he can influence the whole group!

When the lazy person is surrounded by productive people, he’ll be inspired to do more work as well. That’s what most of us think will happen.

But in my experience, and from what I’ve learned from others, the opposite happens.

One negative person can easily destroy the group dynamic. So why do many of us believe that Option A will happen? It’s because you look at yourself.