I have worked in various business sectors over the years. It’s fair to say that most people I have worked with have been straight forward, pleasant individuals who have just wanted to get on with the job. Some of the more negative behaviours have occurred due to a variety of reasons.
A few of the traits we can find in some individuals, can be described as followed:
The Micro Manager: These people can be quite tricky to work with as they are often very effective in what they do, but they don’t trust anyone else to be able to do what they do as well or be able to deliver as accurately on a project. Sometimes a group project will help break down these barriers and allow them to recognise that their colleagues can do just as good a job as them if allowed, but on some occasions that is not possible. They may not “play well with others” so providing them with a role where they can deliver by themselves may be the best option.
The Voice of Negativity: You will probably have met this type of person on numerous occasions. They seem to hold favour with other members of your teams, as their voice can be louder than others in certain cases. They let it be known that they think most new plans and ideas are not suitable and are happy to loudly vocalise the reasons why this is the case. Some reasons for this might be because they don’t feel listened to, or perhaps you as managers haven’t provided them with the opportunity to be involved in making changes. For starters, share the changes that you are intending to make with all of your team, as it means that everyone has the same knowledge as the other. Make sure that all individuals are involved in the feedback process. Make people accountable for all changes being made. It’s easy to people to criticise from the side-lines but considerably more difficult when you are involved in decision making and changes yourself.
The Non-Listener: This could be classed as the “I know better” individual. They tend to want to be on the management team from day one as they, obviously, know the answers to everything.
If you have a new employee demonstrating a lack of understanding of the process flow or the reasons behind it. Or, they are repeatedly producing erroneous work, then make sure you provide them with careful mentoring. Engage with them if they do have good ideas and don’t stifle the positive side of things. They can become good managers once they understand the reasons why things are done in a certain way and the rules of the organisation.
Full Circle CI and can help train you to teach and engage with your team in order to utilise their skillsets to improve things within the business, whilst ensuring some negative elements are not imported into your daily work.
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