How to Strengthen the Weakest Link on Your Team

Anyone who’s in the workplace long enough eventually runs into a slacker. You know the type — that one colleague who is the anchor weighing down your team’s boat, the governor on your team’s engine, the gale-force headwind in your team’s face, the … well, you get the picture.Recognizing the resident laggard is easy. But handling the situation constructively can pose a bit of a challenge.How so? Well, if done incorrectly, bringing a matter like this to your manager’s attention might earn you a reputation as a get-ahead-at-all-costs tattler and career-wrecker. But ignoring the situation also carries risks, such as