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July 27, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Handling Difficult Workplace Issues: How to Terminate an Employee

Handling Difficult Workplace Issues: How to Terminate an Employee

“You’re fired.” On Donald Trump’s reality show, he simply utters the words and the contestant says a polite “Thank you, Mr. Trump” before leaving. But if you’re a supervisor, you know that real-life terminations don’t often work like that. There may be tears, accusations, and, in the very worst and rare cases, violence. But when […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: How to terminate an employee, workplace issues

July 26, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Top 11 Reference Questions – Hire The Best Candidate

The Top 11 Reference Questions – Hire The Best Candidate

Checking employment references are a critical part of the employment process. In today’s job market, it’s likely that you’ll have more than one finalist for a position. There are a million questions you can ask, but here are the top eleven reference questions you should include in any reference interview. Including these questions will give […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best reference questions, reference questions

July 8, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Quick 5 Step Hiring Process For Managers

The Quick 5 Step Hiring Process For Managers

Hiring the best starts with a hiring the best.  Here’s a quick 5 step guide that will help you to make better hiring decisions and ensure that your hiring process is a smooth one. Step 1:   Define your company’s  job requirements and create or update the job description. Without a clear idea in mind […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Hiring Procedure, Hiring Process, Hiring Tips, Hiring tips for managers

July 3, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

New Supervisor Survival Tips – How To Supervise Effectively

New Supervisor Survival Tips – How To Supervise Effectively

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #25: New Supervisor  Tips – How To Supervise Listen to the audio. Today’s podcast is based on an article that I wrote for new supervisors. New supervisor tips is a very popular search term on the Easy Small Business website so I wanted to be sure to create a podcast for […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: how to supervise, New Supervisor, supervisor tips

June 30, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #25: New Supervisor Tips – How To Supervise

ESBHR Podcast #25:  New Supervisor Tips – How To Supervise

Calling all new supervisors, (and experienced supervisors)! When you are new to supervising employees, learning how to supervise doesn’t always come naturally, but we’re here to help. Podcast Episode #25 focuses on 4 quick tips supervisor tips that will help contribute to your success if you are a new supervisor, and reinforce, or offer different […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Podcast, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: how to supervise, New Supervisor, supervisor tips

June 29, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employee Handbook – The Top 9 Policies That Should Be Part Of Every Employee Handbook

Employee Handbook – The Top 9 Policies That Should Be Part Of Every Employee Handbook

Does your company have an employee handbook?  If you don’t you should.  An employee handbook serves three purposes.  It highlights your expectations for the workplace, puts in writing any legal requirements requirements and sets employee guidelines for workplace practices and behavior in black and white. Even a bare bones employee handbook is better than no […]

Filed Under: Family Medical Leave/FMLA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee handbook, employee manual, how to make an employee handbook, policy manual

June 27, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Top 12 Bad Supervisor Practices

The Top 12 Bad Supervisor Practices

This is probably my shortest post to date, but no less important for supervisors who want to continue to perfect their responsibilities as a supervisor. Here’s a quick list of the 12 top worst supervisor practices: 1.  Avoids difficult workplace situations when they really should intercede in order to keep issues from escalating. 2.  Does […]

Filed Under: Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: bad boss, bad supervisor, worst management practices

June 23, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style

8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #24: 8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style Listen to the audio. Supervising employees as we all know can be complicated. If you are faced with employees who are under-performing, or who are disruptive at work, it adds an additional burden to an already demanding job. But, […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: effective management, management style, styles of management

June 23, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Episode #24: 8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style

ESBHR Podcast Episode #24: 8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style

There are so many different styles of management. Did you know that your management style can influence how your employees perform?

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Podcast, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: effective management, management style, styles of management

June 15, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Supervisor Techniques For Dealing with Difficult Employee Situations

Supervisor Techniques For Dealing with Difficult Employee Situations

Although all employees tend to put their best faces forward when they are starting a new job, personalities may change as they become more comfortable in the workplace. If you find that you have been charged with the task of managing employees who have become difficult or contrary, it can be stressful. With the right […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: dealing with difficult employees, difficult employees, Management Tips, problem employees, supervisor tips

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