Many managers try to get rid of such employees, but they can be given a chance, because they are really very smart:
If possible, limit the team's communication with such an employee. Do not provoke scandals.
Trust him to complete very difficult tasks. If he fails, you can tell him publicly. If he does, increase the difficulty and praise him.
You can try to promote such an employee so that while completing new tasks he does not have time for squabbles.
Look for the strengths of such an employee and direct them in a constructive direction.
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Idealist
The problem with this kind of toxicity growth of the overseas chinese in canada is that there is no limit to perfection for such people. It would seem that they are the ideal employee. However, problems begin to arise when they decide to find fault with other employees, taking it out on them and reproaching them for not doing everything well enough.
If such an employee occupies a leadership position, his subordinates often feel oppressed, since instead of praise they sometimes receive absolutely unjustified comments. The department under the leadership of such a boss will work rather sluggishly and slowly, since he will demand personal approval of each step.
Idealist and perfectionist
How to recognize such employees?
They don't know how to delegate.
Everyone is kept under total control.
They take a very long time to complete their own tasks, making adjustments until the very end.
They suffer from perfectionism in the “acute” stage.
How to work with such people?
Give such employees difficult tasks that require more time to complete, but at the same time limit the deadlines. They will manage to cope with the task, but due to the limited time, they will learn to save on something.
Take away some of his small tasks and give them to other workers. Let him focus on something more important. Remember the deadlines.
Hyperactive chatterbox
They say about such people - "a spy's find". They are always full of incredible ideas, will be able to find an approach even to the most intractable clients and will lift the mood even on a rainy autumn Monday morning.
However, on closer inspection, they talk more than they do, trying to shift all the difficult work to others. Their track record is not so rich in achievements, and they do not take their work very seriously, reducing everything to jokes and funny stories.
Hyperactive chatterbox
The danger of this type of toxicity is that it interferes with other employees' normal work. Work becomes one continuous break, which negatively affects the efficiency and speed of work in general.
How to recognize such employees?
They are always in the spotlight.
They never tire of proposing new ideas, but when it comes to implementation, they try to shirk their “role” in the project.
They don’t know how to make important decisions because they are afraid to take responsibility.
Any constructive criticism is reduced to a joke, avoiding condemnation. Rather, they will blame others for the fact that their idea could not be realized.
How to work with such people?
Since such people manage to get everyone talking, direct this energy into a constructive channel – send it to negotiations with clients.
Assign more simple tasks so that he doesn't have time to talk. Over time, tasks can be made more difficult.
Most likely, routine will tire them out, so the more non-standard the solution required, the higher the probability that such a task should be assigned to a hyperactive employee