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- Determine the Degree and Type of Incompetent Coworker. The first step to dealing with this coworker is to accurately assess the degree and type of their incompetence.
- Embrace Individual Responsibility. In a team, each member carries individual responsibilities aligned with the larger organizational goals. It’s essential to uphold this accountability, especially when encountering blundering coworkers.
- Set Boundaries. Setting boundaries with your incompetent coworkers is crucial to maintaining your productivity and mental well-being in the workplace.
- Maintain Professionalism. Maintaining professionalism can be a formidable task in the face of incompetent colleagues. However, it’s a critical aspect of navigating such situations in the workplace.
You might have to deal with a bully, an over-talker, an over-sharer, an over-pleaser, an avoider (“It’s not my job!”), a blamer, or a back-stabber; or your co-worker might be incompetent, competitive, or clueless. All you want to do is get your work done, but these difficult people drive you crazy some, or maybe even most, of the time.
If you’re unable to manage a difficult employee adequately, then you may be viewed as part of the problem or an ineffective manager—labels that can be hard to escape and can have a lasting impact on your career. This InfoPAKSM examines, in part, strategies and suggestions for dealing with difficult employees.
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