Comments on: Asymmetrical Performance: How One Bad Employee Can Spoil Lots of Good Ones http://www.businesspundit.com/asymmetrical-performance-how-one-bad-employee-can-spoil-lots-of-good-ones/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.businesspundit.com/asymmetrical-performance-how-one-bad-employee-can-spoil-lots-of-good-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 Jen Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:19:05 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3051#comment-1954 I've worked as an HR Director, and it's unfortnate, but simple human nature, that as soon as one bad apple "steps out," another soon takes their place. I've seen it a million times. You can't have a company where everyone is peachy keen all the time, it's simply unrealistic. Additionally, there is something to be said about management doing their job and doing some possible mentoring to aid the "bad apple." It works, given the right motivation. Bad apples can also be the simple product of bad management, who, on their own, can create a bad environment. It's not so simple to say one person spoils it, there are many factors. I’ve worked as an HR Director, and it’s unfortnate, but simple human nature, that as soon as one bad apple “steps out,” another soon takes their place. I’ve seen it a million times. You can’t have a company where everyone is peachy keen all the time, it’s simply unrealistic.

Additionally, there is something to be said about management doing their job and doing some possible mentoring to aid the “bad apple.” It works, given the right motivation.

Bad apples can also be the simple product of bad management, who, on their own, can create a bad environment.

It’s not so simple to say one person spoils it, there are many factors.

]]> By: Rob http://www.businesspundit.com/asymmetrical-performance-how-one-bad-employee-can-spoil-lots-of-good-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Rob Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:15:47 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3051#comment-1953 Laurence, That's a good point. I always took the saying to mean "quick" relative to hiring, not "quick" in the sense that firing people becomes a knee jerk reaction to problems. A lot of companies try not to fire anyone, which I think is a mistake. Some people just aren't a good fit. Laurence,
That’s a good point. I always took the saying to mean “quick” relative to hiring, not “quick” in the sense that firing people becomes a knee jerk reaction to problems. A lot of companies try not to fire anyone, which I think is a mistake. Some people just aren’t a good fit.

]]> By: mehdi hassan http://www.businesspundit.com/asymmetrical-performance-how-one-bad-employee-can-spoil-lots-of-good-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1952 mehdi hassan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:14:51 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3051#comment-1952 I agree with Laurence haughton. Bad employee is a big problem but what would happen if the business practice of the company has some problem. What if one of the higher officials are unskilled or inefficient. How would you recognize these causes? I agree with Laurence haughton. Bad employee is a big problem but what would happen if the business practice of the company has some problem. What if one of the higher officials are unskilled or inefficient. How would you recognize these causes?

]]> By: laurence haughton http://www.businesspundit.com/asymmetrical-performance-how-one-bad-employee-can-spoil-lots-of-good-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 laurence haughton Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:31:55 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=3051#comment-1951 Slow (as in not too quick) to hire sounds good but quick to fire? Every firing is an indictment of your ability and practices as a hiring manager. Should you let your mistakes hurt the team's performance? No! But who the heck hired this "wrong person" and are they doing enough to get better at judging candidates? What would you do if you had a lot of quality control problems in manufacturing? Just get a bigger dumpster? I don't think so. Slow (as in not too quick) to hire sounds good but quick to fire? Every firing is an indictment of your ability and practices as a hiring manager. Should you let your mistakes hurt the team’s performance? No! But who the heck hired this “wrong person” and are they doing enough to get better at judging candidates? What would you do if you had a lot of quality control problems in manufacturing? Just get a bigger dumpster? I don’t think so.

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