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- 10 Helpful Tips When Dealing With Difficult Employees - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockConfrontation in the workplace in the form of a difficult employee brings with it it’s own set of unique challenges. Managing difficult employees can be a problem that can leave even the most seasoned manager shaking in their boots. Based on this discomfort, the manager often takes the path ...
Views: 2349 - Managing Poor Performance- Supervisor Do’s and Don’ts - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockManaging employees who are not performing in their jobs at the level that you’d expect is not an easy task for even the most seasoned supervisor. No one likes having difficult conversations with staff, or losing valuable business time and resources focusing on micromanaging an underperforming ...
Views: 2121 - Are Your Employees Scaring Your Customers Away? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockIt was time for my yearly eye exam and I decided to change my Ophthalmologist. I needed to find an optical shop closer to home. I spent a lot of time finding this particular optical shop and was happy that the shop was conveniently located, had plenty of parking available, and was open ...
Views: 1698 - Four Employment Reference Checking Tips for Managers - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockReference checking is an important part of the interviewing and hiring process, yet so many supervisors are unsure of either how to go about checking references, or why they should even take the time to check references on their job applicants. When you have found your perfect job candidate, ...
Views: 1597 - Small Business Employee Policies Series: Probationary Period - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockOnce you’ve gone through the process of finding and hiring the right candidate, the last thing that you’d expect is the need to fire your new employee. Despite thoroughly interviewing and checking references, it is not out of the realm of possibility that your new employee will not be a good ...
Views: 1596 - 10 Management Tips For Dealing With Problem Employees - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockMost employees go to their jobs everyday with the intent of doing their best work within a culture that they feel comfortable being a part of. But for a variety of different reasons, that can range from the justified to the irrational, an employees’ dissatisfaction, frustration, or anger ...
Views: 1273 - Five Timeless Recruitment and Hiring Tips - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockThe following is an edited article that I wrote in 2009 during the height of the economic downturn. These five recruitment and hiring tips are timeless as well as useful, regardless of the economic climate as you think about your recruitment and hiring processes: 1. Don’t Be Short ...
Views: 1094 - The Consequences for Supervisors Who Ignore Poor Employee Performance - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Dianne ShaddockI don’t know too many people who enjoy confrontation. Sometimes it may feel easier to just ignore or excuse a difficult employees’ behavior with the promise to yourself that you’ll deal with your employee’s bad behavior the ‘next time’ the behavior occurs in the workplace. Or, you may choose to ...
Views: 1014 - The Pros and Cons of Telecommuting for Employers - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Dianne ShaddockWhether you’re a manager interested in boosting productivity or a new parent who wants to find a way to work while spending time at home, telecommuting has become very popular in the workplace. But for employees and employers alike, telecommuting can be challenging; especially for those ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - Developing Your Interview Questions – The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockIn the podcast “Tips on How to Write a Job Description in 3 Easy Steps”, I gave you tips on how to write a job description or job summary. You have developed a job description and now you are ready to interview. But before you get started, you will need to ask the right questions in order to ...
Views: 955(6 votes) - Do Not Ever Ask These Interview Questions - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockIn past articles, I have talked about how to develop interview questions and why behavioral interview questions are important. I also shared with you the best interview questions to ask. In this article, I will give you tips on the types of questions you should never ask and why. It is ...
Views: 844 - Managing Employees: Five Employee Issues That Lead to Chaos In The Workplace - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Dianne ShaddockManaging employees can be a wonderful experience when you have employees who understand the importance of being team players, who follow through on assignments, and who maintain a level of professionalism in the workplace. I would argue that most employees understand these unspoken rules ...
Views: 823(1 vote) - Revolving Door Syndrome-Tips on Retaining Your Employees - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockThere are those jobs that are meant to be short lived; weigh stations of sorts. Employees go back to school, outgrow their roles, or just burn out. It’s natural that you’d want to do everything possible to retain employees. Given the amount of time spent finding, hiring and training a new ...
Views: 811(6 votes) - Just My Opinion: Should Companies Not Hire The Unemployed? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Dianne Shaddock“Have you seen the article that highlights why human resources is skipping over unemployed job applicants in favor of employed job applicants?” “Is this really what HR people are doing?” This was the question posed to me by a very talented, extremely professional, yet unemployed ...
Views: 776 - The Advantages of Hiring Older Employees - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockWhen considering job candidates; it’s always important to base your decisions on whether the person is qualified to perform the job that you are hiring them for. That means assessing their skills and experience against the job requirements. Discrimination in any form is illegal as we all ...
Views: 770 - Preparing For the Interview - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockLack of preparation is a mistake that many hiring managers make when they are in the process of trying to fill a job opening. I think that is because the interview process is a deceptively simple process on the surface. But, if you had the experience of falling into the same cycle of hiring ...
Views: 768 - The Top 20: The Best Jobs In The U.S. - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockIf you haven’t seen Money and PayScale.com’s recent list of “The Best Jobs in America”, check out the partial list below. The best jobs in the U.S. list was complied by information obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on over 7000 jobs using some of the following criteria: • Job ...
Views: 709(3 votes) - Do You Avoid Dealing With Difficult Employee Issues? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockDo any of these 5 situations resonate with you? 1. One of your employees is consistently late for work. Since it’s only a few minutes, you justify to yourself that it’s not a big deal even when it’s apparent that the work is affected. 2. You have an employee who refuses to take on an ...
Views: 704 - Help - How Do I Fire My Employee? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockSometimes the best way to understand a situation is to learn from similar experiences. The following story is a hypothetical situation of an employer who needs to think about the best way to end a working relationship because of attendance issues. Maybe this story can help you with your ...
Views: 692 - The Face to Face Interview: Assessing What is Said, (And Not Said) - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockWhen you get to the stage of actually interviewing job candidates, it will be important to not only build a rapport with the applicant and ask the right questions but it will also be important to listen to how the applicant responds to your questions. If you developed questions based on the ...
Views: 680 - Don’t Be Afraid of the Disabled Job Candidate - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Dianne ShaddockMany employers are uncomfortable with considering physically disabled candidates for job openings. It’s the one form of hiring discrimination that seems to be the hardest to overcome. I once heard someone liken being disabled with being an invisible minority. I think that our discomfort ...
Views: 673 - Find the Key to Motivated Employees - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from Dianne ShaddockImagine what happens when you ask an employee about their grand kids or their upcoming fishing trip or their daughter’s recent wedding. How do they look? It’s likely their face relaxes, a smile appears, and their eyes gleam. What you’re seeing is joy. What happens when you ask that same ...
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