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Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks They’re Doing Great

December 2, 2020
Illustration by Maria Hergueta

Almost every leader has been in the uncomfortable position of managing someone who thinks their performance is terrific when it’s actually just adequate, or worse. In fact, in my 30 years of consulting, it’s been one of the more frequent — and draining — performance problems I’ve observed.

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