Summary of High-Maintenance Employees

Author Kathi Graham-Leviss discovered early in her career that she wasn’t like many of her colleagues. She was driven, and she wanted the freedom to make her own decisions. Her bosses told her frankly that she wasn’t an easy person to manage. In short, Leviss was a "high-maintenance high-performer" - an HMHP. She was one of those Type A personalities who had to achieve her goals no matter what. Graham-Leviss is now a job coach and consultant who helps companies attract and nurture HMHPs. In her book she takes a behavioral approach, examining HMHPs’ characteristics and responses, and suggesting ways to manage them. The book is written from a decidedly pro-HMHP standpoint, and focuses on coaching HMHPs rather than, for example, telling them that their exasperating behavior had better change or else. Actually, she will persuade you that harnessing the energies of driven personalities is essential for any organization. getAbstract.com recommends this book to supervisors, human resource specialists and high-maintenance high-performers (you know who you are).