If the maverick in question is an IC, then this responsibility is solely on their manager.
Enthusiastic contributors are rare and good.
Lazy managers who hope reports will self-manage are not.
Enthusiastic contributors are rare and good.
Lazy managers who hope reports will self-manage are not.
If you identify a concrete issue, then it is the onus of the report to truthfully report on what is holding them back.
It was great when the manager was an experienced developer, as their sagely advice/insight often made sense and helped me think about my problems in new light.
But then we also had managers that never coded in their life who would link me some medium articles about some pop science productivity stuff.