Doing the wrong job
So, I'm watching season 1 of the wire, and it is sneakily about managing a team. They get handed all the "Problem" staff from the department. people who don't do the job well, or so they think. But, we find out these people didn't do well because they were doing the wrong jobs. Freamon, seems like a lost cause, sitting at a desk making miniature furniture but, the moment he is back on the street, answers roll in. Prez proves that he should NOT be out there or interacting with the public, but, he cracks the pager code cause he was bored. In my career, I have seen this 100 times. Folks come into a team and under-perform because they are doing the wrong job. It's like the saying, "A fish will always fail if you judge it on tree climbing" Those same people move to another team, or better, we reallocate them to another job on your own team, and they shine! I had a coworker who was easily flustered and didn't pivot quickly to new infor