Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Attitude Communications Entrepreneur Marketing

 

Who Needs A Crazy Person Mad At Them?

Filed in archive Employees by Jim Logan on August 17, 2005

BlogPicture
The WallStreet Journal has an interesting article on the cover of today's Marketplace section titled Sometimes Colleagues Are Just Too Bad Not to Get Promoted. The article is about a phenomenon in business where underperforming employees are moved around a company to avoid firing them. In many instances, the unwanted employee is promoted as a means to move them on to another organization.

Sad, but true.

The article made me remember a person I worked with years ago that was a true problem. Everyone knew this person was a rotten apple - disagreeable, difficult to deal with, rude. Some thought this person was certifiable. So, sensing the unease this person caused in the workplace, the CEO promoted this person to a position of great responsibility, without any direct reports, to remove them form our direct contact.

What should have been done in this case�...and all cases�... is fire the person that's a problem. Hiring, managing, and releasing employees is a core responsibility of business. Keeping a rotten apple serves no one and potentially spoils the entire barrellinks. Worse, promoting a rotten apple sends a terrible message to all employees.

Have you seen an employees moved around organization that otherwise should have been fired? What affect did it have on your team and other employees?


Advertisement


Permalink: Who Needs A Crazy Person Mad At Them?
Tags: employee  hire 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/8459



Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter
Advertisement - Book yours here.

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
Advertisement -
Book yours here..


 
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: Attitude Branding Business Deals Business Models Business Podcast Carnival's Communications Contracts Copyright Issues Customer Service Education Employees Entrepreneur Finance General Global Marketplace Goal Setting Government Health Care Human Resources Humor Innovation Insurance Intellectual Property Inventions and Intellectual Property Law Leadership Long-term care Management Marketing Networking Online Commerce Operations Organization Planning Pricing Problem Solving Publishing Resources Risk Management Sales SEO Small Business Legal Sponsored Posts Strategy Teamwork Technology travel Value-add