The Business Fix
The Business Fix
Josh Troche and Chrissy Myers
The Competition Paradox: When Winning Hurts Your Team
47 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2026 at 6:00 am.
Introduction: The Non-Competitive Paradox
Success as a Shared Thing vs. The Bicycle Race
The Three C's of Competitive Culture
Incentive Design vs. Culture Design
Red Flags: Competition vs. Comparison
Defining Healthy Competition
Rewarding Quality and Removing Bottlenecks
Structural Solutions: Why Sales and Marketing Should Report to Operations
The Burnout Trap: Lessons from Girl Scout Cookies
Progress Over Person: Competing Against Yourself
Sales vs. Operations: The Three Shared Anchors
Performance Data and The Doorman Fallacy
The Secret Weapon Test
Quick Shot: The Problem with Employee of the Month
Conclusion: The Three C’s of Leadership
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Send us Fan Mail Is competition helping your team grow or quietly tearing it apart? In this episode of The Business Fix, Josh and Chrissy tackle The Competition Paradox, the delicate balance between driving performance and maintaining a healthy, collaborative culture. Because here’s the truth: competition isn’t the problem… misaligned competition is. They break down why so many businesses unintentionally create toxic environments where employees compete against each other instead of winning t...