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This week: Leading the unleadable?

Last week in the pm-clinic discussion forum was topic #34 – Getting started in leading teams.

This week: Leading the unleadable? Topic #35.

I lead a mixed team which includes developers, architects, testers and analysts. The majority of the team have been hand picked and are experienced, diligent and hard working. There is one fairly novice guy who has been given to me in order for him to learn and develop. The issue is that after 10 months he is still producing work of a very low quality and the rest of the team are constantly having to assist, advise, correct and improve his work.

Some members of the team and getting fed up with carrying the guy and I am very concerned that the team will lose focus. I have proactively tried to help the guy. We have had project reviews where the issues have been raised. We produced action lists for how to address the issues and yet things are no better. He is a stubborn kind of guy who comes from the “my way is always the best way” school of working an usually refuses to adapt or change.

Any advice, war stories, or recommendations for this kind of situation?

– Signed, leading the unleadable?