To me it seems more like "How to be horrible to everyone" or "How to arm-twist people into becoming 'resources'" or "What to do when your spanner, er sorry human being, gets uppity."
Normal people are imperfect and instead of trying to kick them in the arse to try and make homogeneous things, one should work out how to use their strengths.
Actual problem employees are the ones who don't care about the job or other people and nothing works on them.
As soon as I read this comment I knew the article would be some r/LinkedinLunatics style listicle about employee 'archetypes', and I was not disappointed.
So let me provide my own:
The Dirty Dancer: Nobody puts this baby in a corner, but they'll sure as hell pigeon hole everybody else! Concerned mainly with surface level attributes, they will do their best to find a box to put you and--most importantly--keep you in.
To this leader you are not a person, but an SCP awaiting containment. Avoid.
Yeah, every person is a ... person ... with agency, self-awareness, and personality. HR loves to think of "cookie-cutter" people, but they don't actually exist, so HR often does more harm, than good.
As a manager, one of my most important skills, was finding out what was important to each of my employees, as that informed how I motivated or corrected them.
Agree. Already tired to read this crap at linkedin and now it’s coming here too.
Leadership is learning and a gift simultaneously. We know when we have. We don’t know for sure the exact formula. Reality always destroys the best plans and illusions.
Normal people are imperfect and instead of trying to kick them in the arse to try and make homogeneous things, one should work out how to use their strengths.
Actual problem employees are the ones who don't care about the job or other people and nothing works on them.