how a lot ought to I hand-hold a disorganized worker?
A reader writes:
I’m a brand new supervisor scuffling with easy methods to deal with one in every of my staff. He is a great man however tremendous disorganized. For instance, he’s accountable for guaranteeing all inside audits in our firm have been arrange and executed. We focus on this in our one-on-ones, and invariability each time there are a couple of he has forgotten to arrange, observe up on, or doc. I’ve advised a couple of methods he may maintain monitor of those, akin to e-mail reminders and spreadsheets. Any time I make ideas, he claims he doesn’t want the “crutch” and is ready to keep up to the mark.
My greatest uncertainty is how a lot I ought to be serving to him and insisting that he use my advised methodology. After we mentioned utilizing a spreadsheet for planning occasions, I walked him although setting one up and left him with a template. He’s nonetheless not utilizing it. I do know I can not actually pressure him to make use of one, however how a lot vitality ought to I spend on serving to him develop good habits or encouraging him to strive completely different strategies?
We’re on the level the place I’ve advised him if he doesn’t begin to carry on these items, he shall be fired. This has led to no change in his angle towards this a part of his job. I really feel unhealthy letting him go, when there may be the chance that a couple of easy strategies may get him performing precisely the place I want him. However I’m at a loss as to what to do. Is there some supervisor secret on easy methods to get issues like this to work? I’ve been urged to only hearth the man, however I really feel like there’s something extra I can do.
I reply this query over at Inc. immediately, the place I’m revisiting letters which were buried within the archives right here from years in the past (and generally updating/increasing my solutions to them). You can learn it right here.