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There are times, when employees don’t perform their jobs up to our expectations for a variety of reasons. It’s your job, as a manager, to communicate and reinforce those expectations and find appropriate solutions, when those expectations are not met. How do you work with an employee who is not performing up to your expectations?

A conflict between two or more employees is causing problems. For most managers or supervisors, the toughest part of dealing with conflict is making the decision to do something about it. So, how do you work with employees to resolve team conflict?

Creating a respectful and inclusive workplace is vital to the success of our organization. Religious discrimination is illegal. All claims of religious discrimination must be taken seriously and properly addressed to ensure that this does not happen in the workplace. But let’s say an employee comes to you and complains that they’ve been discriminated against because of their religion. What do you do?

There are times, when employees don’t perform their jobs up to our expectations for a variety of reasons. It’s your job, as a manager or supervisor, to communicate and reinforce those expectations and find appropriate solutions, when those expectations are not met. You have discovered an employee who makes an unacceptable number of mistakes. What do you do?

Performance-based terminations should never come as a surprise to your employees. Despite all your efforts, you still may not see the type or quality of improvement needed, and the only option left is to sever the relationship. However, by now, you should have clearly documented what you did to help the under-performing employee improve. What's the next step?

We all dread it. It's one of the toughest responsibilities of a manager/leader. You must terminate an employee because your organization is downsizing. How well you do depends a lot on your preparation. So… what do you do?

We all have a lot of things to get done during the day. As a manager or supervisor, you are charged with delegating those tasks to your team throughout the day. But you have an employee who won’t stay after hours or come in early when it’s needed. The position requires this kind of flexibility. What do you do?

It’s a good possibility that many members of our organization don’t understand that our organization is a collection of backgrounds, experience levels, and life lessons. It’s important for them to understand that we can draw on the strengths of those elements… developing a thorough solution that works for the entire team.

Creating a respectful and inclusive workplace is vital to the success of our organization. But let’s say an employee comes to you and complains that they’ve been discriminated against because of their disability. What do you do?

Your employees are being paid to do the best job possible. When you have an employee who is not performing up to his or hers potential, it jeopardizes their success and the success of the team. How do you work with an employee who needs to be more assertive in recognizing needs, taking action, speaking up, and contributing ideas.

One of the most frustrating issues a manager can face is with an employee who has an "I don't care" attitude. Bad attitudes can bring the entire organization to a grinding halt. But how do you address an employee with a less than stellar workplace attitude. This course will give you a step-by-step process for addressing this workplace issue.

We have to rely on and work with others in order to achieve results. The problem is that many work environments are not conducive to positive relationships. Instead, they employ the GOTcha approach. If someone does something wrong, then they think it is their job to point it out and say, “GOTcha!” While focused on the mistake, they are inadvertently reinforcing the negative behavior. This program focuses on the Power of Positivity (POP) Approach and can have a dramatic positive impact on your relationships with others.

Communication can make or break a project. Ensuring our team members are communicating effectively, efficiently, and timely is a key to success in the workplace. As leaders, we know there will be times when we must have those difficult conversations, but we need to make sure we confront and resolve these issues, not avoid them.

Decision-making is a daily occurrence in the workplace. Making ethical decisions is important for everyone within an organization and those they serve. As a leader in the organization, we must ensure our team members are aware of the proper procedures for ethical decision-making and the numerous consequences that can occur if they are not followed. Big or small, an unethical decision can have a huge impact on the organization.

We all get frustrated sometimes, but we need to be positive and professional in our interactions with our customers. Taking out our frustrations on a customer could cause them to seek services from a competitor instead. As a leader in the organization, we need to make sure we are offering all of our customers the best experience possible. Without our customers, we wouldn’t have a business.

Our workplace is full of employees with valuable life experiences and ideas. It’s important to recognize and appreciate the knowledge, perspectives, and experiences that team members of all ages bring to the table. This course explores how a manager deals with an unexpected derogatory comment directed towards a fellow employee regarding their age.

Regardless of physical appearance and gender, we should treat each other with respect and dignity. As a leader in our organization, we must acknowledge that each other’s achievements are due to nothing short of hard work and dedication, NOT appearance or sexuality. We are all on the same team.

Stereotyping is an all-too-common problem in the world today and is absolutely unacceptable in our organization. However, that does not mean it doesn’t still happen. We must listen to and validate our employees concerns and act on them. Doing anything else might lead to deeper issues – up to and including legal & compliance impacts.

We all encounter frustrations with other colleagues and departments from time to time, but it's important to think of the big picture and resolve any issues that may arise. A cohesive team is full of members who have open and honest communication, respect each other, and appreciate their efforts and ideas. By encouraging this type of environment, all departments can work together to reach their goals.

Did you know that as a manager or supervisor - you are held to a higher legal standard in harassment & abusive conduct cases. Workplace harassment has consequences - for the target of harassment, the organization and even YOU - the manager or supervisor! Learn how to identify and address workplace harassment using real-life examples and relevant video scenarios. As a manager, you need to know how to address bad workplace behavior.