When does loyalty to a long-term employee become unfair to the rest of the team?

In Episode 21 of the Starbuck & Sargent Podcast, Jimmy Starbuck and Herb Sargent tackle some of the hardest questions facing construction business owners and leaders: employee loyalty, accountability, workplace culture, leadership and knowing when it's time to move someone on.

The conversation starts with Jimmy stepping into an unfamiliar role running a night crew, before moving into a debate sparked by a LinkedIn post asking whether “15 minutes early or you're late” is still a fair expectation in the workplace.

Jimmy and Herb then tackle a much more difficult leadership question: when does loyalty to a long-term employee become disloyalty to the rest of the team? ...