HOW DOES THE EMPLOYEE PROBLEM AFFECT THE LONG-RANGETEAM GOAL

5. How does the employee problem affect the long-range

team goal?

Asking yourself this question will help you put in

perspective the behavior in question. The answer will

provide a strong rationale when confronting and

correcting the offender(s). How? By helping the employee

see that her behavior matters not because of how it

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matches your ideals as the leader but because of how it

affects the organization’s potential for success. That’s

because the organization’s mission or vision results in

goals. Those goals and objectives reflect principles such

as teamwork, integrity, respect for people and candid

communications. Achieving the goals means behaving in

a way that complements the principles.

Counterproductive behavior hurts, not just the offender’s

organizational standing but the organization itself — you,

the team, everybody. It’s one thing for a team member to

cost you a game — but that person must understand that

her behavior can ultimately jeopardize the team’s entire

season! People do get fired for someone else’s actions.