One of my favorite voices on employee engagement is Judy McLeish of The Employee Factor and McDaniel Partners.
Good presentation from Judy below regarding dealing with "bad apples" - employees who are poor
performers and disengaged. We all know the "drag-down" effect poor performers can have on an organization, and of course the effect is multiple if they are disengaged and also vocal about being unhappy.
So you have to/should deal with poor performers for all the reasons Judy outlines in this great slide deck.
Me? I'm awarding the title of "Most Dangerous Employee" (MDE) to an employee profile that's similar in many ways, but different in one very important way.
My MDE award goes to any employee on your team who is disengaged and vocal, but is an average performer of record. This employee meets the performance expecations you have for him/her, but is still disengaged and vocal. So the obvious call to action that Judy makes below for dealing with the performance issues doesn't apply.
Disengaged, disenchanted, vocal and performing at an acceptable level. The most dangerous employee.
How do you deal with it? Hit me in the comments with your thoughts. If there's enough interest, maybe we'll start a series on the MDE.
