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.