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Have you talked to your "failing" team member about this? Have you worked together to try and identify a path towards improvement? Off the top of my head, perhaps they would benefit from more WFH time? Or perhaps a period of part-time work? Perhaps their duties could be shifted around so that they can contribute in a different way for a while? Could they take over some of your mentoring duties?

I mean, this is the bread and butter of your job as a manager, right? Getting the best out of your people?



> Could they take over some of your mentoring duties?

They wrote that the person has junior skills.

> so that they can contribute in a different way for a while?

Seems to me that this is what they're doing already:

>> I'm trying to move them off the team.

(To another team where the person fits better, presumably.)


I don't read it so charitably. They only see a problem they want to go away. How do I know what they see? Because that is what they said.




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