A contributor is less transactive than a worker

Contributors are less transactive. They don’t sit and figure out “what’s in it for me” before you even complete saying what needs to happen.

They are also more likely to put you in a position where you (as an HR Manager) will feel like rewarding them. Contributors are our stars. Workers are those who act like stars. But you don’t know why they are not stars? You can’t put your finger on it very often. Their bios look very good, they seem to have gone to the right schools, they seem to have done the right things, and yet you find that when there is a moment of crisis, you turn to a contributor and not a worker.