s there a member of your team who just won’t let go? He or she has an idea and refuses to take no for an answer or consider other ideas? This isn’t a personality quirk – it’s a strategy. It may come from insecurity, being a control freak, or obsessiveness with detail – but whatever causes it, you can bet it’s being done on purpose. The question is, why? It’s done because it simply wears down the opposition. Constant arguing or “defending” their position; long, detailed emails “explaining” why their answer is the only one worth considering; or totally denying they ever did a certain thing. Eventually, team members, and even the boss, get tired of hearing about it, and find it’s just easier to let him have his way. They simply capitulate to the assault. It’s tragic, because you’re allowing decisions to be led by the loudest and most obnoxious person in the room, not the smartest or most creative. Leaders: Stop putting up with it. Stop thinking, “Well, that’s just the way he is.” Stop hoping it will go away. It won’t change, and it’s undermining your leadership and destroying the morale of the rest of the team. Have the courage to shut him down, move him, or fire him. It’s a significant block to your team’s progress. Have any of you worked with a person like this? What was the result?
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:36:24 +0000
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