Home featured Advice Featured Growing Advice 5 ways to spot the weakest link in your workforce Guest Author May 27, 2015 When it comes to operational success, it’s important to keep in mind that your entire workforce is only as strong as your weakest link. This doesn’t necessarily mean you need to eliminate the weakest link, rather you should pinpoint the toxic employees and see if he or she is willing to improve. If there is no desire by the person to improve, then replacing the employee might need to be considered. Here’s a close look at five signs to look for to identify the weakest link on your team: You can never get ahold of the person by phone or email When you have a team member who is difficult to get in contact with, this makes the entire project 10X harder to complete. It’s nearly impossible to maintain project progress when a team member doesn’t communicate with the team on how his or her part is coming along. Something as simple as a “go ahead, my end of the project is completed” would be nice to know when the entire project is waiting on one person, but with little or no communication, it becomes frustrating trying to determine which parts of the project have already be completed. Fortunately, there are several ways that communication processes can be enhanced, including Video conferences, Email Phone calls, Text messages, Conference calls, Scheduled meetings, Instant messaging Failure to show up to meetings