Don’t forget to recognize your “Steady Eddy” employees

As a leader, it’s so easy to get caught up in constantly putting out fires and dealing with employees who exhibit disrespectful, abrasive, and overall negative behavior. 

Before you know it, most of your attention has gone to the problem employee and overlook the employee whose behavior is positive and consistent. 

In Chapter 3 of my book How Did My Family Get In My Office?!, June, is the featured leader and has a remedy for this dilemma.

She calls the employee whose behavior is positive and consistent, the “Steady Eddy.” 

In June’s family growing up, much of her parent’s attention was on the trouble her brothers were getting into. As a result, she and her other siblings (who weren’t getting into trouble, but still struggling) often got overlooked.

June applied this experience in her upbringing to her leadership. 

As a leader, she is intentional about spending time with and recognizing her employees who are the positive “Steady Eddys”.  

While holding disruptive, abrasive employees accountable is important, be aware of not neglecting your other team members who are doing great work and consistently showing up. 

Take a step back and appreciate reliable team members who are the backbone of your team.   

Your action step: Who are your Steady Eddys and how will you recognize them today?

To celebrating Steady Eddys,

Bonnie Artman Fox

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About the author 

Bonnie Artman Fox, MS, LMFT works with executive leaders who want to gain self-awareness about the impact of their words and actions and up-level their interpersonal skills. 

Drawing from decades as a psychiatric nurse and licensed family therapist, Bonnie brings a unique perspective to equip executive leaders with the roadmap to emotional intelligence that brings teams together. 

Bonnie’s leadership Turnaround coaching program has an 82% success rate in guiding leaders to replace abrasive behavior with tact, empathy, and consideration of others. The end result is a happy, healthy, and profitable workplace…sooner vs. later.