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But the good news is, just as good leaders become great leaders during poor times, the bad performers can become good performers.

Identifying Bad Performers

Here's a situation at "Any Company USA." There is an employee who is described by his manager as not being great, but because he is a long-term employee who knows what to do, he keeps his job. The employee doesn't have a bad attitude, but he doesn't necessarily have a good one either. The manager will say that the employee is a good person, but that he tends to be grumpy or unhappy on occasion. The employee does just enough to get by, or does what he is asked to do, but does nothing above and beyond his duties. Everybody knows it, including the leader.