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September 30, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 6 Comments

When the Workplace Bully is the Manager – 3 Tips

When the Workplace Bully is the Manager – 3 Tips

As a manager, you may already have experience supervising team members who bully others with behavior that is intimidating, humiliating, or just downright mean. But what can you do if the bully who’s dragging down the workplace is a fellow manager? The bully might belittle or embarrass her own charges. Or perhaps the workplace bully […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: bully manager, Workplace Bullying

May 24, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Workplace Drama? Employer’s Guide to Understanding Work Stress Reactions

Workplace Drama? Employer’s Guide to Understanding Work Stress Reactions

Does a worker react with all the drama of a five-year-old when they feel they’ve been treated unfairly? Does a staffer respond to a reprimand by being mean to co-workers? Work stress caused by feelings of unfair treatment can trigger a host of counterproductive reactions…

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Employee Engagement, employee job satisfaction, Treating employees fairly, Work stress, workplace fairness

April 21, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Ways to Alleviate Stress For Overworked Employees

Ways to Alleviate Stress For Overworked Employees

Here’s an interesting article for the week written by Heather Huhman with Business Insider: “Working Long Hours Can Kill You”. The article focuses on tips on how employers can support employees who are being asked to do more with less.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Employee Stress, overworked employees

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 14, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Does Workplace Stress Affect Your Bottom Line?

Does Workplace Stress Affect Your Bottom Line?

As a small business owner or manager, you know how much you feel the strain of workplace stress. Your employees are just as vulnerable. More than 75% of Americans report they experience anxiety over job-related issues, according to the Everest College/Harris Interactive 2011 Work Stress Survey.

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Employee Stress, signs of employee stress, Stress at Work, workplace stress

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

December 9, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Staying a Step Ahead of Workplace Violence With Prevention– A Management Checklist

Staying a Step Ahead of Workplace Violence With Prevention– A Management Checklist

We live in a world where it sometimes feels like the threat of violence is ever present. Violence in the workplace is an unfortunate and scary extension of this alarming trend. What is workplace violence exactly?

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: workplace violence and safety

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