How to reduce the maintenance of high-maintenance employees - Victor Lipman, Forbes
Most managers are familiar with the type: one employee who requires more managerial attention than all the rest combined. He or she may be a high performer or a low performer, but a common characteristic is the amount of management time consumed. Issues can be as variable as personalities: They may involve complaints, frustrations, conflicts with others, desires to do things their own way, problems with deadlines...but the common thread is the constant need for a manager's involvement to keep things on track. Read more here.