Dear All,
This is Arunima Majumder Datta, working with xxxxx Pvt Ltd as an HR Executive. I need to counsel our yyy Executive as he is not maintaining office discipline properly (late coming, early going, taking half-days randomly, and misbehaving with others). He is very knowledgeable in IT, and we don't want to lose him. Please suggest corrective steps. Looking forward to expert solutions.
From India, Noida
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4This is Arunima Majumder Datta, working with xxxxx Pvt Ltd as an HR Executive. I need to counsel our yyy Executive as he is not maintaining office discipline properly (late coming, early going, taking half-days randomly, and misbehaving with others). He is very knowledgeable in IT, and we don't want to lose him. Please suggest corrective steps. Looking forward to expert solutions.
From India, Noida
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Hi Buddy,
As you mentioned, he is a knowledgeable guy, some of the problems/issues which I am going to mention below may be the reason for this kind of behavior:
1. Lack of pay
2. Lack of promotion
3. No recognition
4. Lack of challenging work
5. Life problems
Before going for counseling, you could check the above-mentioned points and others to understand the real issue behind the scenes and solve it. By addressing these issues, the mentioned employee will change his/her behavior. If you find it challenging to identify the root cause, then have an open counseling session to understand what the employee feels and resolve it.
With Regards,
Mr. Thumbs Up
From India, Chennai
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As you mentioned, he is a knowledgeable guy, some of the problems/issues which I am going to mention below may be the reason for this kind of behavior:
1. Lack of pay
2. Lack of promotion
3. No recognition
4. Lack of challenging work
5. Life problems
Before going for counseling, you could check the above-mentioned points and others to understand the real issue behind the scenes and solve it. By addressing these issues, the mentioned employee will change his/her behavior. If you find it challenging to identify the root cause, then have an open counseling session to understand what the employee feels and resolve it.
With Regards,
Mr. Thumbs Up
From India, Chennai
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Dear Arunima,
Since you are from HR, the most important factor for you is to maintain discipline and the organization's culture of the company. Therefore, before you counsel, discuss the matter with your seniors, especially the MD, and try to find out his/her views. Inform the MD that with this kind of behavior, the employee in question is undermining the company's culture. People may come and go, but the culture of the company remains. Therefore, there cannot be a trade-off between high-level performance and bad behavior. If the MD wishes to treat this employee with kid gloves, so be it. It's better not to intervene.
However, if the MD agrees to counseling, you may refer to my previous response for guidance. The link is provided below:
https://www.citehr.com/459788-how-in...rformance.html
In the meantime, have you received a formal complaint about the employee's behavior from other employees? If yes, then inform the MD about this simmering discontent. Explain to the MD that while trying to retain this employee, we may lose a few others or demotivate them. Therefore, this will result in incurring either the cost of attrition or the cost of demotivation. While employee retention is of utmost importance, management cannot appease any employee for the sake of retention. If done, it will have dangerous repercussions.
For Kumaran Praveen: You have provided a list of the causes for employees behaving in a weird manner; however, I beg to differ with you. If the employee is from an IT company and has personal or professional issues, he can approach and try to resolve them on his own. Like a factory worker, he needs to rationalize. Do you know that rationalization is a type of defense mechanism?
What the employee is exhibiting is nothing but high-handedness or arrogance stemming from a superiority complex or an idea that he is indispensable. This rebelliousness must be addressed promptly; otherwise, other high-performing employees may follow suit.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Since you are from HR, the most important factor for you is to maintain discipline and the organization's culture of the company. Therefore, before you counsel, discuss the matter with your seniors, especially the MD, and try to find out his/her views. Inform the MD that with this kind of behavior, the employee in question is undermining the company's culture. People may come and go, but the culture of the company remains. Therefore, there cannot be a trade-off between high-level performance and bad behavior. If the MD wishes to treat this employee with kid gloves, so be it. It's better not to intervene.
However, if the MD agrees to counseling, you may refer to my previous response for guidance. The link is provided below:
https://www.citehr.com/459788-how-in...rformance.html
In the meantime, have you received a formal complaint about the employee's behavior from other employees? If yes, then inform the MD about this simmering discontent. Explain to the MD that while trying to retain this employee, we may lose a few others or demotivate them. Therefore, this will result in incurring either the cost of attrition or the cost of demotivation. While employee retention is of utmost importance, management cannot appease any employee for the sake of retention. If done, it will have dangerous repercussions.
For Kumaran Praveen: You have provided a list of the causes for employees behaving in a weird manner; however, I beg to differ with you. If the employee is from an IT company and has personal or professional issues, he can approach and try to resolve them on his own. Like a factory worker, he needs to rationalize. Do you know that rationalization is a type of defense mechanism?
What the employee is exhibiting is nothing but high-handedness or arrogance stemming from a superiority complex or an idea that he is indispensable. This rebelliousness must be addressed promptly; otherwise, other high-performing employees may follow suit.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Some employees who are very good professionally get into such kind of eccentric behavior. You need to arrange for counseling for him by a senior and mature person in the organization. Counseling is serious business, and not everyone can counsel properly. Improper counseling has worse effects than no counseling. In the ultimate analysis, whether a worker is brilliant or ordinary, one has to follow company rules and cannot be permitted to breach the company code of conduct. Therefore, one has to distinguish between eccentricity, arrogance, and overconfidence in his ability and indispensability to the organization. No one is really indispensable. Deal with him appropriately and bring him in line with company requirements and standards.
From India, Pune
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From India, Pune
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Dear Arunima,
Mr. Nathrao has written, "Counselling is a serious business, and not everyone can counsel properly." This is a very important statement. Seniority is no guarantee of professionalism in counselling. Therefore, I recommend that you talk to the MD and consider hiring a professional counsellor. If you are from Bangalore, please confirm with me. I can vouch for the change in behavior after his counselling.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Mr. Nathrao has written, "Counselling is a serious business, and not everyone can counsel properly." This is a very important statement. Seniority is no guarantee of professionalism in counselling. Therefore, I recommend that you talk to the MD and consider hiring a professional counsellor. If you are from Bangalore, please confirm with me. I can vouch for the change in behavior after his counselling.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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