Dealing With The Weak Link

Take a look at some of the things that happen when a weak link remains on the team. Number one, the stronger members identify the week one. A weak team member cannot hide except in a group of weak people. If you have strong people on your team, they always know who isn’t performing up to the level of everyone else. Number two, the stronger members have to help the weak one. If your people must work together as a team in order to do their work and they have only two choices when it comes to a week teammate. They can ignore the person and allow the team to suffer or they can help the person and make the team more successful. If they are team players they will help. Number three, the stronger members come to resent the weak one. Whether the strong team members help or not, the result will always be the same…resentment. No one likes to lose our fall behind because of the same person. Number four, the stronger members become less effective when you’re carrying someone else’s load in addition to your own. It compromises your performance. Do this for a long time and the whole team suffers. A weak link always finds always a way to rob the team of momentum and potential. Number five, the stronger team members question the leader’s ability. Anytime the leader allows a weak link to remain a part of the team, the team members are forced to compromise for the weak person and they began to doubt the leaders courage and discernment. You lose the respect of the best when you don’t deal properly with the worst. If your team has a weak link who can’t or won’t rise to the level of the team and you’ve done everything you can do to help the person improve, then you’ve got to take action.