Characteristics of an A Player:
- Competent at what they do and delivers desired results consistently
- Understands that leadership is action not position
- Highly emotionally intelligent and therefore someone that is sought after for practical and otherwise advice
- Proactively seeks to add value in undirected ways
- Positive attitude and an ambassador of the desired culture
- Holds himself/herself accountable
There are other characteristics and always ones that are specific to a job, but these are the foundational ones to me.
Now, have you ever lost someone like this? Ever worked with someone that left you behind to take on “bigger and better” things?
Losing A Players slows down productivity, beats down morale and takes a chunk out of the bottom line. And often enough starts a trickle down resulting in losing more A Players. Go a layer deeper only to find clients wondering why you can’t hold on to good employees. Result…You could lose clients too. No bueno.
But, completely avoidable in many instances…if not all. Continue reading “A Players Will Leave”
