The brilliant jerk is a phrase that was made famous in the Netflix culture deck and is also known as a toxic A player. The brilliant jerk refers to people on your team who are highly productive in their role, but they don't fit. They don't align with the behaviours or core values and they come at a high cost to the team. We talk about methods to deal with brilliant jerks, and the tools that are available to prevent them being such a jerk, and how to handle it if your efforts to manage brilliant jerks fail.   ----- * Do you love The Growth Whisperers and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on twitter @Evolution_Perth and @lawrenceandco1 Learn more about building enduring great companies. -----   ----- Links: *https://evolutionpartners.com.au/ *https://lawrenceandco.com/ ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: # 50 Jim Collins Flywheel Concept: How to build unstoppable momentum in your company # 16 Jim Collins # 84 The 7 common strategy mistakes from Michael Porter # 43 The top 7 best practices for weekly meetings  # 83 Why strategy should focus on producing more profit - not market share