Are you frustrated by your cynical and disengaged employee? Don't give up yet.

 Team Leaders – Are you frustrated by a disengaged employee in your team? Do they appear cynical and recalcitrant to you? That is often a presentation layer of an underlying hurt.

Here is something you may want to consider about the team member.  

-There is a likelihood that the employee has been burned before, especially when they were passionate and wanted to serve with the noblest of motives. It is easy to lose faith after a few poor experiences.

-They start believing that their skill and passion are of no value to their leaders.

-When all they see is a minefield ahead for sharing their knowledge and gifts, cynicism starts taking hold. Sadly, it also leaves them with an unfulfilled desire to make a difference. 

These steps may help-

1.     Focus your one-on-one conversations on their passions. Be sincere. If possible, avoid scripted lines from a manager handbook, because they rarely flow out as sincerely as one would hope. People can smell a phony from a mile away.  

2.     Get to know them as a person. Be curious and actively listen.

3.     Let them bring their creativity and unique selves to work. Give them opportunities to showcase it.

4.     Recognize them and their contribution in group settings.

Do you agree? Care to share your observations?









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