How do you handle non-productive team members?

Question. How do you handle non-productive team members?
Ans: First step is to understand the reason of non performance. One’s you analyze the reason than the next step, is to hit the right point to solve the problem. Though it might vary from person to person, still we can analyze the following area:
• Plan for skill set improvement
• Tech Lead should communicate with him/her friendly & face to face
• Offer proactive help to the employee
• Offer proactive suggestion in his/her weak area
• Importance of his/her presence in team
• Remind for their goal step by step
• Appreciate his/her good work
• Accept his/her drawback, as a challenge
• Give them ownership, and watch the progress closely
• Remember punishment is not the solution
• Always make competitive environment