Exceptional Leadership: Practical Advice for First Time and Emerging Managers · Mathew Hamilton
#45 You Are the Company You Keep: How Great Leaders Guard Against Toxic People and Protect Organisational Health
August 3, 2025·23 min·2 clips
Oprah Winfrey's rule to not keep toxic people in her orbit helped her rise from poverty to media mogul.
As heard by us
A firm reminder that leadership starts with who gets near the work.
Matt Hamilton frames leadership as a matter of judgment: who gets hired, who stays close, and how fast managers respond when behavior begins to corrode the room.
Why you'd press play
When the people around you turn toxic, leadership gets harder fast.
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