In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar discusses how to protect the strongest asset in your agency by eliminating threats that shake up your top performer's confidence, stretch them too thin, or leave them with an unclear vision. Episode Highlights: Katlyn mentions why some people are putting extra workloads on their top performers. (5:13) What is a top performer? (6:12) Katlyn shares why protecting the top performers, doesn't mean they’re not developing the underperformers. (7:21) Katlyn shares what it feels like to be a top performer. (8:38) What is the first threat to a top performer? (9:52) Katlyn shares a story of how she once lost a top performer. (10:02) Katlyn explains the second threat to a top performer. (13:26) Katlyn mentions the disc assessment they have at Quantum. (17:08) Key Quotes: “We have to understand that losing a top performer could be one of the largest threats to our agency. And our SWOT should include all the things that threaten to shake our top performer’s confidence, stretch them too thin, or leave them with too vague an idea of where to go from here.” - Katlyn Eggar “Top performers can feel like the agency is counting on them. They take pride in their work, but that means they have to make sacrifices. Maybe sometimes you even wondered if it was worth it.” - Katlyn Eggar “A successful person who is burned out can feel like a failure. And, a high achiever who feels like a failure at your agency will eventually find a place where they feel like they're on top of the world.” - Katlyn Eggar Resources Mentioned: Reach out to Katlyn Eggar Quantum Assurance International

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