Why Your Managers are Tolerating Underperformance (And How to Fix It)

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We’ve all seen it. That one employee everyone knows isn’t carrying their weight. That one employee who makes everyone miserable with passive-aggressive, unproductive comments. That one employee who is genuinely such a nice person, but consistently fails to meet the bar. And yet… no one actually does anything about it — not even their manager.

In this discussion, Melanie Naranjo (VP People, Ethena) focuses on the top reasons why managers leave underperformance unchecked, and actionable steps you can take today to turn things around.

We’ve all seen it. That one employee everyone knows isn’t carrying their weight. That one employee who makes everyone miserable with passive-aggressive, unproductive comments. That one employee who is genuinely such a nice person, but consistently fails to meet the bar. And yet… no one actually does anything about it — not even their manager.

In this discussion, Melanie Naranjo (VP People, Ethena) focuses on the top reasons why managers leave underperformance unchecked, and actionable steps you can take today to turn things around.

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