Almost every manager has been in the uncomfortable position once because of managing someone who thinks their performance is superb when it’s actually just adequate, or worse.
What do you think is causes the mismatch between
these employees’ real output and their perceptions of success?
Many may not be receiving enough
resources and clear feedback which they need to
develop and improve; others may be unable to recognize the reason they’re
struggling. If leaders fail to address the situation, the lagging employee’s
work will not improve, and the organization will lose the value of a team
member who could thrive if given the proper support. Although, a more
insidious risk is that the leader will appear to condone substandard work, and
competent employees may become demotivated and disengage.
In this blog we will discuss
about the approaches that will help to correct the problem — or understand
whether that’s even possible.
Being clear about the
expectations-
In any non-profit organization, client had a
congenial work environment and a cultural commitment to understand each other’s need.
In every part of hierarchy everyone committed that
they are working hard but, just the hard work will not give fruitful results
timely performance corrector and what may go wrong need a timely analysis.
When employees are supported
with resources they can achieve the desired results.
Many a times their natural skills are insufficient
to meet the requirements of their role and responsibilities, they may not even
perceive what their deficits are. When employees are supported with resources
appropriate leadership, mentoring, and strong supervision in order to
develop, particularly if they’re stepping into a function that’s new to the
company or are promoted to fill an absence in the organization
For example-
A company promoted a director to cover the gap
left by the sudden departure of an executive two levels up. No one in the
senior leadership evaluated the new director’s development needs, despite the
fact that he was suddenly responsible for large numbers of people performing
varied jobs. The new director felt he
was doing well by virtue of the
promotion. But because this more complex job couldn’t be managed like his old
one, the director became a burned-out micro-manager, creating operating
bottlenecks and severe employee dissatisfaction.
A manager biggest
responsibility is to determine whether to continue investing in the individual. If not, it’s much
more practical to reduce expectations or else it will not only drain your mind
but also it will degrade the quality of the work and environment.
It is essential for a manager to praise
carefully or else when an employee with an inflated sense of their own
performance delivers high-quality work or conducts an interaction well, it’s
important to praise them. But letting the praise stand alone can encourage them
to think that everything they do is outstanding.
It is always desired for a manager to help an
unaware under-performer be more realistic about their work requires a lot of
attention and involvement. Understanding what’s driving their lack of awareness
will either help determine what support they need in order to improve, or
confirm assessment that they` just might not be able to satisfy the
requirements of the job.