Today’s employees are being asked to do more in less time while still maintaining high standards of quality. But what happens if a worker is falling behind? How can managers help this worker pick up the pace while supporting her? And why is this issue important? Experts say that a slow worker is detrimental not only to a team’s productivity, but also to overall morale. Lindsay McGregor, co-author of Primed to Perform, says, “When everyone is under pressure to deliver, anything that is holding a team back can become really demotivating.” However, using intimidation to speed up the slowpokes will usually end up backfiring. “You want to be a partner in the improvement process,” says Elizabeth Grace Sunders, a time coach and the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching & Training. She explains it's important to show an underperforming employee that working more quickly is about her own personal success.