“Craig has been such a disappointment,” you think to yourself, staring blankly into the air. He came in with such high hopes as your new head of marketing. “Where did we go wrong?” You can´t figure it out. He came highly recommended. You interviewed him twice, along with the COO and head of HR, and he passed all tests with flying colors, but now, after just four months, you have a sneaky feeling that it will not work out.
“He says all the right things in meetings, but I am not seeing things being put into action. We made it clear to him that it would be a more hands-on position than in his previous job, where he led a larger team, but he doesn´t get it so far.” Maria, your COO, says when the two of you discuss the matter.
“His work ethic irritates me. He gets in 30 minutes later than most at 09.30 and leaves at 4.30 and is very reluctant to join meetings starting later than that,” you say in disbelief. “Have you told him that this is a problem?” Maria asks. You shake your head.
“Maria, I have a really bad feeling about this, but he has only been here for 4 months. Maybe all he needs is a few more months to settle in?”
You are the CEO – what would you do?