Spotting Bad Employees
When it comes to a company’s success, having a great business model is only half of the battle. Having a strong culture is equally important, if not more so. When you have bad employees your whole operation is in jeopardy.
It can be difficult to spot bad employees, especially when everything is going well. The good news is there are definite signs when someone is making waves and creating unnecessary hassle for everyone around them. It is your responsibility to recognize these signs and send bad employees packing before they are able to do much damage.
The following will help you weed out bad employees:
Strongly enforce core values
When good core values are properly enforced, the good employees will shine and the bad ones will be exposed. Companies typically run into problems when they talk about their values but don’t praise required behaviors and reprimand violations. If your core values are integrated into your review process, you will quickly spot employees that are struggling before they are able to become a major problem.
Pay attention to reactions
The best company cultures create instinctive reactions. This is when employees not only understand the company’s culture, but embrace it as well. For example, if your company believes that the customer always comes first, then your employees will do whatever it takes regardless of guidelines, procedures or rules. When an employee does not react in ways that support your company’s culture, it becomes clear that they are not a good fit.
Measure employee effort
Employees should put in enough effort to be fully participating members of the team. If they aren’t keeping up, then they probably don’t belong. Sometimes employees just don’t fit in the culture of your department, and are better suited in positions elsewhere in the company.
Look out for employees that frequently let you down
It is extremely important to clearly define and communicate what your company’s culture is. Your culture and company values are at the core of just about every decision that you make including whom you bring to the board and how you manage them. It should be obvious when someone doesn’t fit in, because they will let your board down over and over again.
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