How To Identify & Motivate Bad Employees

The Manipulator

The manipulative employee thinks everything is all about him. At best, they're backbiters, but more often than not they keep score and seek payback years after a perceived slight. Such people are hollow at their core and don't know how to form stable relationships. Don't share personal information with such people, because they'll use it against you. Manipulators can be charming and might succeed in sales or as deal closers. Be careful, because constant vigilance isn't enough.


Perfectionist

A perfectionist never gets off the dime. They fuss and fulminate and believe everything has to be just so. They seek to control the small details because they're afraid of failure. Don't expect perfectionists to be good team players. They do best with solitary, rule-based tasks and often excel at accounting or other detailed jobs.


Mr. And Ms. Irresponsible

Chronologically, irresponsible workers aren't kids--they just act that way. Try to find out what makes 'em tick: money, attention, strokes? Set standards, enforce them rigorously and show your appreciation for a job well done. When you find something that works, it must be done again and again and again, forever and ever without end, amen, because they will quickly backslide.



Dr. Phil's Patients

You're a manager, not a TV shrink fixing the world's problems between commercial breaks. If an outside problem gets in the way of a critical assignment, give the worker a less stressful task. Then offer your support. You can't be a therapist, but you can direct the worker to an outside person who can help.





Source: forbes.com
 
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