A good employee is also an employee who takes direction and follow orders well. Managers are responsible for delegating responsibilities, and employees are responsible for following those orders. When employees fail to do as they're told, it is considered insubordination, which is frowned upon. Performance evaluations should always seek to find out about any instances where the employee had difficultly following the normal chain of command. This question could also be taken a step further by asking if the employee exhibits any negative attitudes towards their superiors.   _{Your Comment}