Turning around a problem employee

So you have an employee who has some productivity and behavior problems. You’ve put off dealing with it because you thought the problems would resolve themselves. But now the rest of the people on your staff have begun to feel resentful. What should you do?
An employee with performance problems is not just a manager’s problem. It’s a problem for the whole staff. Staff members can resent taking up the slack for a poor performer, and rightly so. Hostility and anger from a problem employee can permeate and infect the whole environment. Ungrounded cynicism can also spread to the rest of your staff, even your good performers.
For these reasons, it’s important that you take action with an employee who is exhibiting problems with productivity and behavior as soon as you detect there is a problem. Here are some of the best ways to approach this tricky issue.

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Bottom line for IT Leaders
Fixing an existing personnel problem is cheaper than recruiting, hiring, and training a replacement employee. The fix can be a long process, but it’s worth it for purposes of team morale and budget.