[PieterH]

It's this kind of personality that I look for in my organisations, mainly to isolate and slowly get rid of. The focus on "me" is so toxic. No amount of brilliance makes up for circles of damage to other, modest, hard working people.

[johnnyfaehell]

Having a bunch of people who think the same, leads to group think. Having someone who like attention isn't necessary bad. Just like having someone who complains a lot isn't bad. (in fact if you look at team dynamics they'll end up being the most important type of person to have on a team to create a high performing team.) It's how the team and management react to a team member that creates toxic environments. If you have someone who points out valid issues and you choose to ignore them then of course they're complaining is going to become an issue. However if you fix the majority of major issues said person comes out with your team morale will go up because their product is better.

As they say there is no I in team, so acting like a single person can ruin a team feels rather stupid. It's a team that ruins a team.

[PieterH]

Oh, I'm a great fan of diverse thinking in a group. Trouble with dominant individuals is they wipe that out, since most people will accept someone's contradictory opinion if it's backed up by force and charisma. And yes, such people can absolutely ruin a team, I've seen it happen many, many times. That is why I treat them as problems to solve.

[johnnyfaehell]

Basically you're solution to the problem of team dynamics is to basically bully them out? (Isolate and then remove, sounds like workplace bullying)