From the course: Leadership Case Studies: Leadership Effectiveness

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Leading detractors

Leading detractors

From the course: Leadership Case Studies: Leadership Effectiveness

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Leading detractors

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- What did you notice about leading passengers? What are the biggest challenges you'll need to overcome? Were there any techniques that the leaders in the case studies used that surprised or excited you? Now, let's increase the leadership challenge. How about those team members that demand a lot of your time and energy, but still fail to deliver results? They can be really tough to lead. These are your detractors. There are two kinds of detractors, slackers and square pegs. Slackers have the talent to get the work done. They just lack motivation. Leaders can spend a significant amount of time managing slackers. They require constant supervision and motivation. What's frustrating about them is they have the ability to do the work. They simply choose not to. Square pegs have the willingness to do well, but they lack the skills to perform effectively. Sometimes it's due to being placed in a new role. Other times, it's a function of them not having the training or resources they need…

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