Imagine that you are a pretty conscientious employee and relatively new to your team. You follow rules, get things done on time, and produce high quality work. One desk over sits Fred. While you do not monitor Fred, it seems that he is always shopping or looking at cars, music videos, or other personal surfing activities. You are assuming he just works quickly and lacks enough work to keep him busy, yet this activity seems so continuous, you begin to wonder when he works. Because of your diligence, you ask the supervisor why nothing has been done about this. Surely it has been going on long before you joined the team.
Work habits may or may not have an immediate impact on performance, but they frequently impact the team. They cover a range of non-performance related behaviors including: abuse of PTO, using drugs/alcohol on the job, being personally disorganized, or not being able to work well with others. Regardless of what the challenge, work habits need to be addressed quickly. Improving Work Habits provides a simple process to support supervisors in addressing these issues quickly and permanently.
