Idea in Brief That darned employeel His per- 3. Suspecting your reduced con- formance keeps deteriorating- fidence, the employee starts despite your close monitoring. doubting himself. He stops What's going on? giving his best, responds me- chanically to your controls, Brace yourself: You may be at and avoids decisions. fault, by unknowingly triggering the set-up-to-fail syndrome. Em 4. You view his new behavior ployees whom you (perhaps as additional proof of falsely) view as weak performers mediocrity--and tighten live down to your expectations the screws further. Here's how: Why not just fire him? Because 1. You start with a positive rela you're likely to repeat the pattern tionship. with others. Better to reverse the dynamic instead. Unwinding the 2. Something a missed dead line, a lost client-makes you set-up-to-fail spiral actually pays big dividends: Your company gets question the employee's the best from your employees- performance. You begin and from you. micromanaging him.
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