We all have personality quirks. Some are good, some are bad, and others fall somewhere in between. For small businesses, a couple unproductive personality quirks can have an enormous impact on the overall efficiency of the company. Here are ten personality quirks that might be hindering productivity at your office:

1. The Social Butterfly: There’s a fine line between making good conversation and always conversing.  The Social Butterfly can often be found talking on and on about their weekend plans or something they overheard - bringing the rest of the group’s attention away from deadlines.
2. The People Pleaser: When someone can’t say no, they tend to overcommit themselves and miss deadlines. While it’s wonderful to have someone who is willing to take on projects, missed deadlines will negatively impact the entire team and their productivity.
3. The Distracted One: Do you know anyone who tends to click on every email/app/text message that crosses their view?  They are easily distracted by social media updates, fantasy football, or breaking news. The next thing they know, they’ve lost an hour of time they could have spent working on a work-related project.
4. The Perfectionist: Perfectionism can be really helpful in certain situations, however sometimes a Perfectionist can be so tunnel-visioned that they don’t see other opportunities or ideas while they focus on completing a task to perfection.
5. The Multitasker: Multitasking actually decreases efficiency. The Multitasker thinks they are getting ahead by juggling several projects at once, but in reality they are better off batching similar tasks together.
6. The Reactor: Is anyone in your business prone to reacting to situations, rather than being proactive and handling them?  It’s hard to build a business when people are averse to taking initiative.
7. The Idea Generator: Entrepreneurs and innovators are huge assets to small businesses, but an Idea Generator comes up with too many ideas and doesn’t turn those ideas into an actionable plan. They get the team excited about an idea, but never follow through.
8. The Overly Organized Person: Yes, this trait can actually harm productivity.  If someone is spending all of their time organizing (doing unnecessary tasks for the sake of being completely organized), they aren’t getting any meaningful work done.
9. The Procrastinator: Procrastination can actually be a form of perfectionism. Perfectionists tend to put off tasks until the last minute because they think a better idea will pop into their head. Procrastinators are often found running around at the list minute to meet deadlines and sometimes they rope their co-workers into helping them at the last minute.
10. Flat Out Lazy: What can we say? Some people are just plain lazy and the team has to pick up the pieces.

Do you have any of these personality quirks in your office?  How do you deal with them?