Are you an enabler of your team’s poor performance?

Our reader poll today asks: How often are you an enabler of your team’s poor performance?

– Never — I hold everyone accountable for their work: 14.89%
– Sometimes — I occasionally let them get away with things: 75.84%
– Often — I clean up their messes and they keep making them: 7.58%
– Always — I struggle to hold them accountable for their work: 1.69%

Give them an inch… You’re the guardian of the standard. When you let your team members slide by and fix their shoddy work (or even worse – do it for them because it’s “easier for me to do it”) you’re an enabler of that bad behavior. Sure, it’s hard short-term to teach them and get them to fix their work but long term we all know it’s worth the effort. So take the time to shift from being an enabler to building your team’s skills. It’s best for everyone involved.

Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!

– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC

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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 190,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.