Performance field note
Performance Termites: The Silent Destroyers
Major performance problems often begin as small compromises: a skipped preparation step, an unchallenged assumption or a recurring delay that does not look serious on its own.
Watch patterns, not only incidents
Focused observations help a manager notice when the same behavior appears across several situations. That pattern is more useful than waiting for a visible failure and then reacting to the outcome.
Early coaching can address the behavior while the correction is still manageable and the employee can connect it to recent work.