Turn Your Posers and Paupers Into Performing Employees

Today’s best managers know the importance of having the right people in their organization. There may be many great employees out there, but they may not have the right knowledge, skills, and abilities for your organization. There tend to be three types of employees: 1) performers are employees who love their job, have the right skills, and are effective and engaged in their work, 2) posers are mediocre employees, but they are very skilled at looking like the employee that different managers want them to be, and 3) paupers are neglected employees who feel alienated, cynical, and rejected.

Source: Lakhani, A., & Gazzara, K. 2008. People alignment: Throw the seats off the bus. Leadership Excellence, 25/3, p. 8.