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April 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Employer Tips – Prevent Harassment at the Workplace Charges

Employer Tips – Prevent Harassment at the Workplace Charges

If you have an anti-harassment policy for your workplace, you may think your business is protected from allegations of a hostile work environment. Not necessarily. Even employers who outline a harassment policy may not be going far enough to prevent or correct harassment at the workplace.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: harassment at the workplace, harassment policy, preventing harassment at work, responsibilities of an employer

April 1, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace: Managing Difficult People and Workplace Issues

Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace:  Managing Difficult People and Workplace Issues

Based on my consultations with supervisors at all levels, supervisors dislike dealing with conflict and difficult workplace issues more than just about any other aspects of their jobs. How do you learn to deal with a variety of difficult employee issues in a way that doesn’t make a bad situation even worse?

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: dealing with conflict, dealing with difficult people, workplace issues

March 30, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Guest Post: Five Ways Business Owners Can Prohibit Workplace Violence

Guest Post: Five Ways Business Owners Can Prohibit Workplace Violence

According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over two million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. Defined by OSHA as violence or the threat of violence against workers, workplace violence can happen at any place or time – no one is immune.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety in the workplace, workplace violence, workplace violence prevention

March 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Workplace Bullying – An Employer’s Guide

Workplace Bullying – An Employer’s Guide

Think bullying is a problem for school kids? Unfortunately, it’s not. Bullying in the workplace is a problem that has challenged many employers and employees, whether it’s in the form of an employee who constantly targets a colleague with derogatory remarks or an assistant supervisor who excessively monitors their employee.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Bullying in the workplace, Bullying policies in the workplace, dealing with bullying at work, workplace bully, Workplace Bullying, workplace bullying definition, workplace bullying laws

March 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Disgruntled Employees – Warning Signs & Protection Strategies

Disgruntled Employees – Warning Signs & Protection Strategies

The actions of angry employees are more than just news stories. From stealing sensitive information and compromising data to vandalizing the workplace and, at worst, committing violent acts, having angry employees are a reality that small business owners face every day.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: angry employees, Dissatisfied Employees, reasons for employee turnover, staff morale, unhappy employees

March 11, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Surprising Stats: Workplace Drug & Alcohol Abuse

Surprising Stats: Workplace Drug & Alcohol Abuse

From chronic absences to poor decision making, drug and alcohol use in the workplace can take its toll on small business owners—in time, money, and morale. If you don’t think workplace substance abuse happens in your business, you may want to reconsider.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: drug abuse in the workplace, drug and alcohol use in the workplace, Employer Responsibilities, statistics about drugs and alcohol, statistics on alcohol, workplace substance abuse

March 10, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Interview: Dealing With Difficult Employee Issues with Dianne Durkin

ESBHR Podcast Interview:  Dealing With Difficult Employee Issues with Dianne Durkin

Dianne Durkin is the founder of the website The Loyalty Factor and the author of several books including her latest “The Loyalty Factor”. Dianne will share her insights on employee management:

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Podcast Tagged With: employee management, managing difficult employees, people management, recommended management books

March 4, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Are Your Employees Disgruntled: Eight Clues That You Should Address Immediately

Are Your Employees Disgruntled:  Eight Clues That You Should Address Immediately

All organizations have at least one disgruntled employee. ALL companies. Despite how progressive a company may be. Regardless of all of the employee benefits and perks a company may offer. Despite having the most open and accessible supervisor…

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, difficult employees, disgruntled employees, disgruntled staff

February 10, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Interview: Employment Law Advice- Michael Davey, Esq.

Difficult employees, complicated hiring issues, firings, leave requests. Managing employees can be complicated. In my interview with Michael Davey, Attorney with Eckell & Sparks , Michael shares an attorney’s perspective on: *The top 3 employment law related issues that employers need to be mindful of and why *The most common complaints that employees level against […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employment Law, Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: employee laws, Employment law advice, employment law podcasts

January 31, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Just My Opinion: Avoiding Difficult Employee Issues Only Makes Matters Worse

Just My Opinion: Avoiding Difficult Employee Issues Only Makes Matters Worse

I know. You’ve heard me tackle this subject before on my blog. But it’s a topic worth revisiting You have to take the bull by the horns and develop the skill of dealing with confrontation. When you manage employees, it’s the most important part of your job.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: dealing with difficult staff, how to deal with a difficult employee

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