Managers should spell out deadlines, how work gets validated, and what success looks like. Show employees examples of high-performing work and confirm they have the tools and skills to deliver.
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For some people, you got to be a little more prescriptive. Hey, I need this done by this date, by this time. Here's how I'm going to validate it. Like, you got to be really prescriptive with it, right? So, you got to figure out what that looks like for this person. But, you know, hold up the mirror, make sure you have laid clear expectations, make sure you have given them the resources and support they need to be successful with it. So, do they have the tools, the skills, the training? To know how to do it? Have you showed them an example of what right looks like? Can you use an example from one of your high-performing people to share that with them to say, "Hey, just so you know, here's an example of what I'm talking about when I say this. This might give you something to work off of."