These are not poor employees. They are hard workers. For the most part, they get the job done.
They could be doing much better but neither they nor their supervisors realize that. Their evaluations are fine and they earn bonuses and yet the scale is skewed if one considers what could be.
That is one reason why individuals need to engage in introspection and a disciplined personal development campaign. They cannot rely on the organization's evaluations because those may be inadequate. Today's inflated praise may short-change the future.
I've met people who acknowledge the wisdom of self-development but they quickly go back to the comfortable old habit of pleasing the boss and no more. It's their decision, of course, but somewhere out there, another person is preparing to meet a higher standard and if they ever have to compete with that person, they'll probably lose.
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