"So, How About That Slacker"

Have you ever been frustrated that there was a “slacker” on the team you worked on? Often on a team, there is a slacker! Everyone on the team usually knows who they are. A manager I was coaching mentioned that one of her employees told her that she needed to be harder on someone on the team who was not “pulling their weight.” The manager was caught off guard when her employee brought this up and was not sure how to respond. She did say though that she was constantly working with “the slacker” behind closed doors. She did not like to discipline in public. Great managers praise in public and discipline in private. If you have a great manager, you won’t know even know the “slacker” is being disciplined. It will all occur behind closed doors. Next time you think your manager is being unfair and allowing the slacker to get away with a lot, take a moment and remind yourself that perhaps you have a great manager that helps people make corrections and changes behind closed doors! In addition, stop thinking about others and concentrate on your own career. If you are concentrating on what they are doing, you are not moving yourself up! What steps can you take to better yourself?