Hi,

I'm a team lead/dev who manages a team of 10 programmers. Most of them are hard working talented guys.

But of late, I've got this one person who while highly talented and has delivered great work for me in the past, has just become completely unreliable. It's not his ability - that is not in question - he's proven that many times.

He just looks bored now. Is blatantly not doing much work (despite a LOT of pressure being put on the team to meet tight deadlines etc.) He just doesn't seem to care and looks bored.

I'm partially guilty for not having addressed this before now - I was afraid to have to lose a talented guy given the workload I've got on.

But at this stage it's becoming a problem and affecting those around him.

Can anyone spare their thoughts or words of wisdom on how I should go about dealing this.

I want the talented AND motivated guy back. Otherwise he's gonna have to go.

Thanks,

Ed