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stay employee. Give him a task and consider it done. Soldiers show
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jobs for years. While their stability is a benefit, they can be hard to
manage during times of change. Soldiers make great team players but
may lack leadership skills. Explains Sabeer Dasgupta, chief operations officer, InMobile Solutions,
"Organisations love soldiers not only due to their devotion to the job but also because of the
stability they bring to an organisation. However, their managers must encourage them to take the
initiative rather than simply waiting for orders."

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often jumping to other newer, more exciting ideas instead. While they are excellent at visualising
and seeing the bigger picture, they tend to miss out on the finer details.

The climber

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Focused on making it big and impatient to rise through the ranks in corporate world, the climber
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projects. Climbers also tend to hop jobs frequently in their quest to swiftly climb up the
organisational hierarchy. While their glory-seeking ways may cause resentment among other
colleagues, a leader who can harness their drive will be able to get the best out of them.

The doormat
Easily bullied and pushed around, the doormat asks for sympathy but always gets the raw deal.
Very often, they are new to a team and hence branded as naive. Doormats need to learn to stop
avoiding confrontation and speak up when injustice is meted out to them.

The troublemaker
Troublemakers don't like their job and ensure that everyone around them is well aware of this
resentment. This makes them quite difficult to handle. Their ire for the job is obvious in such signs
as reporting late to work, taking time off at the drop of a hat, lagging behind on deadlines, not
taking initiative and frequently speaking ill about the company and team. "The presence of a
troublemaker on a team can be toxic. People dealing with such colleagues should try and find the
root cause behind their dissatisfaction and resentment and address it. Communicate to them that
their behaviour is not acceptable. Sometimes, a change of profile or team can be helpful," suggests
Radhika Murthy, team leader at an IT organisation in Bangalore.

The materialist
This is the employee who works just for the salary. They have lost their interest in the job and lack
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