Problem Employees

September 7, 2018

Do you have a problem employee on your team? If so, you’re not alone. It seems that almost everyone has worked with a problem employee at some point in their career. And if you ask people to describe these employees, you could fill a dictionary with the colorful adjectives used. Here are just a few of our personal favorites, culled from popular press articles and from our interactions with leaders around the globe.

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