Employee’s Track Record

I have a couple of employees who continue to occasionally disregard my rules. When it happens, I talk with them and they work harder for a while, then slip back into bad habits. What should I be doing to avoid this?  [click to read more …]

Tears and Anger

I have an employee who gets very emotional whenever I let them know they’ve made an error or try to tell them how to do something better. How do I deal with someone like this?  [click to read more …]

Who is Doing What?

A couple of my employees don’t finish their tasks or miss deadlines fairly frequently. They always have a reason they aren’t to blame. How can I get them to take responsibility for their job?  [click to read more …]

Know When to Walk Away

One of my employees got mad and pushed another employee. I believe the one who got pushed was deliberately trying to make the other employee mad. What should I do about this?  [click to read more …]

Surprises in the Drawer

I have an employee who went on a leave of absence and others needed to complete or do his work. However, based on what we’ve found, we don’t want him back!  [click to read more …]

Are You Being SMART?

I give employees goals but, when I ask about how they’re doing on their goals, I hear excuses about how they’ve been too busy or they are waiting on someone else before they can move forward, etc. How can I have them take their goals more seriously?  [click to read more …]

Poor Management Style

I have a temper and tend to yell at employees when someone doesn’t do their work correctly. My yelling seems to get results. However, Mary, one of my employees, claims we have a hostile work environment. Does she have a case?  [click to read more …]

HR Needs It Signed on the Dotted Line

I don’t like to do write-ups. Can’t a conversation with an employee work just as well?  [click to read more …]

What Happens Behind Your Back?

I may not be new to supervising others, but I don’t think I’m very good at it.  [click to read more …]

Keep Cupid Under Control

How do I make sure office romances can’t hurt my company?  [click to read more …]