Employees spend on average 8 hours or more a day on the job working at least 5 days a week. Is there any harm in allowing staff to use the email or the Internet on occasion? Your employees may not be aware of the fact that the email account that they use on a daily basis is not private…
Tips On Preventing Employee Theft In The Workplace
In my last blog post, “Stealing In The Workplace– Statistics and Impact For Small Businesses” I shared with you a number of eye opening statistics on the impact of workplace theft for small businesses. The articles highlighted below are helpful reads for business owners…
The Business Consequences of Workplace Bullying
If you’re a manager looking for tips on how to handle difficult employees, you’ll want to read a very interesting and timely blog post on office bullying. The article delves into the varied consequences for businesses that don’t address workplace bullying. Great advice on why you don’t want to ignore…
10 Management Tips For Dealing With Problem Employees
Most 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 spills over…
Just My Opinion: Stepping Up To The Plate – Dealing With Difficult Employee Issues
I’ve always found it interesting that there are managers who exude confidence when dealing with department heads or other senior leaders. These managers can develop strategic initiatives that take their company to the next level of success. Yet, some of these same managers are…
10 Helpful Tips When Dealing With Difficult Employees
Confrontation in the workplace in the form of a difficult employee brings with it its 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…
Managing Poor Performance- Supervisor Do’s and Don’ts
Managing 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…
Employee Fired From Job For Being Too "Homely"… Sues and Wins!
A senior manager at a hotel chain in the Midwest takes issue with a female employees’ “Ellen DeGeneres” looking appearance, short hair, and lack of makeup indicating that she is “not attractive enough” to work at the front desk of the hotel. The front desk role was actually a position that the…
An Expensive Lesson on Sexual Harassment For One Small Business
Businesses should take note from the hard lesson learned from one Las Vegas business about how sexual harassment of employees should not be tolerated in the workplace. The following article was published on the KNXT News Radio website, (KNXT.com) which highlighted a recent…
Inspirational Business Quotes: Employee Management Words Of Wisdom
Sometimes it is a few simple words that can help us to approach our work differently or change our behavior in ways that allow us to learn and grow. I’ve combined both my all time favorite inspirational quotes, as well as a few of my personal quotes of management wisdom for those…
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