Handle difficult team member as a Project Manager

If you are Project manager then you can meet different types of persons as a team member in your project team. For project succession it is very important to handle team member very smartly. Different persons cannot be unique in their nature, attitude, smartness or any other criteria. So as a project manager you need to be smart enough to deal with them very carefully and keep them all align with their different types of characters in one project team. This is all about managing soft skill of people and to guide them to achieve target.

Some team member is very complainer in nature. He/she always find problem in task, deadline, announcement, other team member, schedule or any other aspects in the organisation or for particular project. Due to this type of attitude he/she always drill down the unity of the team and try to make others all like him/her. Other team member also get inspire from them and influence their behavior. It can be very problematic for project and very much painful for Project manager. In this type of situation, Project manager has to talk with that team member and find out what exactly the reason for complaining is. This type of nature cannot be changed with any shouting or restrictive attitude by Project manager. Project manager has to be calm and cool to discuss with them and try to understand the main problem and then project manager can take decision to make it smooth and shine.

Some team member is always late comer in office. They always miss some important meeting, announcement or any other activities. Due to this late coming, always project manager need to explain him some points again and also it will badly affect the project timeline. Here, Project manager can try to find out his/her reason to come late in office and try to resolve it. Project manager can explain him/her about timing importance and timeline of the project.

Some team member has skill set issue so they cannot finish their task on time. Sometime it can be skill set issue or sometime it can be some other issue so he/she don’t complete their task on time. Project manager need to ask them about their problem and try to make them understand about their weak points and solutions to resolve it.

Some team member is so smart but cannot want to give their best. He may be has bossy nature to understand self as a best and talented or over confident always then others. It can be spoil whole team and it will badly disturb the success of the project. Project manager need to explain them as a senior person and try to explain them better ways about career and life.

Sometime it’s not necessary to behave as a Project manager with team but as a mentor you can solve so many difficult situations. As a mentor or guide you can guide them and try to solve the problems and team member’s nature. It can be lead them towards positive environment and also build self confidence in them. Project manager is right way to lead the project but to make it success you need to be in different types of roles throughout the project. If everything you tried but still ball is not in your hand then you can think in a different and some strict approach because as a Project manager, to make project success with definite timeline, schedule and with specified budget is first approach for you with these all other aspects.

To sum up, as a Project manager you will meet different types of members in your career as a team but you have to be keep them align and handle them politely with smart and professional actions. Always choose professional and best interpersonal communication method to handle this type of situation.

Best wishes to all Project Managers.