Dealing With Poor Performers LO13823

John H. Dicus (jdicus@ourfuture.com)
Tue, 03 Jun 1997 14:47:11 -0400

Replying to LO13801 --

At 07:36 PM 6/1/97 UT, Mike Jay wrote:

>I hate to sound like a Deming, but it probably is your system. In a
>system designed to produce high performance, low performers identify
>themselves and often remove themselves before you have to because they
>don't have the ability to adapt or they meet with such high resistance
>they withdraw.
>
>If it's okay to be a low performer and no standards indicate
>otherwise--fix the system first!
>
>The people will fix themselves...

Dear Mike,

But if the "people" -- in a large sense -- comprise the system, then what
next? Or what first?

Not easy.

John

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