Sometimes when there is a trouble maker on the team, we still keep them around for reasons such as: 1. they may be a technical expert and we can't do without them. 2. they have influence or connected to someone with influence. 3. we are coaching them and hope they will change over time etc.
Have you kept such a team member on board despite the issues? Saving Changes...
Yes. I have one staff who has personality issue and almost all colleagues dislike him but due to his role, we kept him in his position as we do not have a choice at the time. At the same time, I tried to coach him and slowly, the team is moving from storming to forming stage.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 05, 2018 1:47 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Some light at the end of the tunnel. Great stuff :-)
I had a disaster one, which I kept because he was the only one who knew what is going on in that project after I took over this project at a very late stage. He did not even show up on site most of the days. No documentation, scope creep, fights, Wrong reports .....etc you name it.
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3 replies by Kevin Drake, Riyadh Salih, and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 05, 2018 1:41 AM
Riyadh Salih
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Kevin that could be one of your nightmare LOL
Apr 05, 2018 1:47 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Sounds like a nightmare.
Apr 05, 2018 2:31 AM
Kevin Drake
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The worst part, that his brother was one of my good friends from childhood. After the project, I transferred him to the office to keep him under monitoring until he left the company by himself. worst nightmare
More often than not, yes. Primarily because they are experts and many times their behaviour has mellowed over time.
There was one occasion when such a person was connected to someone with influence. This person seemed to have issues with me specifically. As a result, I saw my presence on the project as an overriding risk and initiated a hand-over to another PM.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 05, 2018 1:48 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Did you record that as a risk Karan?
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Michael DelaneyPartner| Delaney Management LLCWest Chester, Pa, United States
Yes more times than not and for all the reasons you state. Typically, I see it as part of my job to get them in line with the team. I do remember one who was extremely disruptive and abusive that I inherited and had to work to get off the project for the good of the team and who did not really offer value. Looking back, I should have worked with HR on the issues but was too project focused at that time.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 05, 2018 1:49 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Yeah sometimes project focus (which is the priority anyway) limits our options for non-critical factors.
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ahmad qaramanProject Control Manager| Ramz Kayan ContractingRiyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I suffered before from troublemaker in my projects and they usually like to grow fast and get more power, that when they got power they start to destroy everything with their overconfidence, I promise my self after a while that those kinds of people must be evaluated from the beginning and replace it because their technical experience will not really help o finish the project on time, I really don't have time to solve the problem between him and other team members every single day it will consume you
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2 replies by Kevin Drake and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 05, 2018 1:50 AM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Even when one of these people stay onboard, it can consume some people if they let it affect them.
YES, There is one, and he knows that company can't stand without his effort in urgency.
in other hand, overall they are doing a great job and benefit can come from them.
I had a disaster one, which I kept because he was the only one who knew what is going on in that project after I took over this project at a very late stage. He did not even show up on site most of the days. No documentation, scope creep, fights, Wrong reports .....etc you name it.
Kevin that could be one of your nightmare LOL Saving Changes...
Yes. I have one staff who has personality issue and almost all colleagues dislike him but due to his role, we kept him in his position as we do not have a choice at the time. At the same time, I tried to coach him and slowly, the team is moving from storming to forming stage.
Some light at the end of the tunnel. Great stuff :-) Saving Changes...
I had a disaster one, which I kept because he was the only one who knew what is going on in that project after I took over this project at a very late stage. He did not even show up on site most of the days. No documentation, scope creep, fights, Wrong reports .....etc you name it.
