How to Be a Terrible Team Member: The Knowledge Hog

Identifying terrible team members means understanding behavior that damages morale and team building. In this course we discuss the overly controlling traits of “The Knowledge Hog”. We’ll demonstrate the destructive effects of workers who hoard control over information. When an employee abuses power by not sharing information, it creates a bottleneck in the work process and halts productivity. After taking this course you’ll learn the team-building benefits of sharing information.

Using Improv actors, the course’s short video provides a humorous example of how “The Knowledge Hog”, also known as “The Bottleneck”, hinders the work of others. Complete the course quiz with a passing score of 80 percent and receive a certificate of completion.