The argument for lazy employees, she writes, is they're the ones who "know the shortcuts, the efficiencies, how to eliminate problems, keep things running smoothly, and save time."

Bored, idle, distracted and slow employees need to be challenged, called upon, assigned tasks and discover themselves, she says.

Daskal, the president and CEO of Lead from Within, notes there is a distinction between employees who do the bare minimum and those who may work in an unconventional manner. Her article is meant to awaken or enliven something in the latter, she claims.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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