[red-beard]

1. Incompetent people

"Up and Out" - The worst thing you can you is give someone a bad appraisal. You need to build them up so that they will apply for another position and leave.

2. Favoritism

People are Human - get used to it.

3. Unqualified people

If they are simply unqualified and not incompetant, the best thing is to get them training to be competant.

4. Lack of support

This is something you need to work on. Getting support/resources is a sign of your talent at making your case to the upper management. You want to become a "favorite". Wheel and deal.

5. Lack of motivation

Figure out what does motivate the person. What are their interests. See if there is a way to bring the interest into the job.

6. Lack of trust

Why should I tell YOU? From upper management to you or between you and an employee?/

7. Never been recognize for your achievements

Again, you or the employees. I always made a point of writing letters to the bosses of employees who did good work for me. I also made sure that the team and groups I lead were always held up and shown for the great work they did. If the team looks good, you look good.

If it is you vs. your management, don't expect them just to notice. You need to send reports and show them what you're doing.

8. People ignoring company rules and guidelines

I guess it depends on what they are.
#1. Lead by example

Safety or legal? no tolerance
the rest, it depends on the severity of the rule and situation. If it is consistent you need to create a carrot and stick approach. Something good for complying, something not so good for not complying. Sometimes, depending on the issue, a "Visual Chart" showing compliance helps.

9. Managers looking the other way instead of resolving issues

That is human nature for some people. Some people create problems, some solve them, some cover them with sand.