6 Characteristics Of A Bad Team Member

Being able to identify team members who are good or bad for a teaming environment is very important. If you are not able to identify a bad team member, you may be corrupting your teaming environment. So let’s take a look at the characteristics of a bad team member.

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To help you identify potential bad team members, I have developed the list below. Most of these you should be able to identify during an interview or why reading their resume.

• Not able to handle conflict with other team members.
• Doesn’t like to share credit for team or buddy projects.
• Has a tendency to live a life of procrastination.
• Instead of taking responsibility for their mistake, they quickly place blame.
• Poor communication skills and doesn’t try to improve.
• Isn’t a good role model for new or current team members.

These are some of the things that should send up red flags when looking at potential team members or those who are currently on the team. If you find that someone on your team displays these characteristics, don’t fear because there are ways to deal with it.

What you can do is read books such as the “One Minute Manager” or “Strengths and Leadership” so that you can learn how to better manage someone who embodies these bad characteristics. It also helps if you have a one-on-one with them to determine if they are open to feedback and to changing their attitude. Hopefully they will be willing to change so that they can become a good team member.