Recently, I felt appalled to see a political candidate running on the motto of "Demand More!" That motto oozes extreme nerve, and implies some people think it is o.k., as the saying goes, to "rob Peter to pay Paul."
Well, this "Demand More!" philosophy led me to thinking about "leeches." I define "leeches" as people who devote their time and energy trying to get something for nothing ? including you and your company.
YOU LET "LEECHES" INTO YOUR COMPANY
Most companies have hired "leeches." These are employees who look forward to using every vacation day more than they look forward to putting in a day’s work for a day’s pay.
"Leeches" call-in "sick" after they use all their vacation days ? to use their "sick-days" as vacation days. They also use all "personal days" you offer, even if they do not really need a "personal day."
"Leeches" do just enough work to avoid getting fired ? and not one bit extra.
"Leeches" steal property from your company and your customers. They aim to keep anything that is not nailed down.
When you put a "leech" on your payroll, your employees know you hired a lazy bum. It conveys you do not value their productivity because, if you did, you would not make a "leech" their co-worker.
HOW TO AVOID HAVING "LEECHES" IN YOUR WORKFORCE
You can eliminate these parasites in two ways:
1. Get rid of "leeches" you have
2. Stop hiring "leeches"
DE-EMPLOY "LEECHES" WHO WORK FOR YOU
Get rid of "leeches" in your company. A great way to terminate them is to insist every employee writes goals that
a. are measurable
b. have deadlines
Then, evaluate each employee on whether the person achieved his or her goals.
Important: Do not evaluate annually. That gives "leeches" too much time to rip you off. Instead, evaluate your employees quarterly. Productive employees like to shine often. But, "leeches" will shriek because they are vampires you are forcing into the light. After all, they are vampires who suck profits and productivity out of your company ? if you let them stay.
Since "leeches" often fail to achieve measurable goals with deadlines, you can de-employ them. Actually, you are doing them a favor: They do not really want to show up at work, anyway.
4 WAYS TO AVOID HIRING "LEECHES"
As author of the book "Hire the Best — & Avoid the Rest?," I will give you four ways to avoid hiring "leeches" and lazy bums.
1 Way to Avoid Hiring "Leeches" = Make Applicants Fill-Out a "Character Test"
Many of our clients use the "P.A.S.S.-III
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