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Problem employees \u2014 you\u2019ve worked with them, perhaps for them and now you\u2019re in a position where you need to manage them. Problem employees pose a range of costs for employers, since they affect morale and effort. (https:\/\/marchfss.com<\/a>) <\/p>\n Tips for managing problem employees<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Confront problem employees in private, not in front of others<\/strong>. In many cases, you can win an employee to your side through friendly chats and lunches. In others, you may need to be more direct and a private setting will allow you both to speak more freely, without tainting the work environment.<\/p>\n 2. Try to find out what\u2019s causing the problem.<\/strong> The employee may need further training or guidance.<\/p>\n 3. Use 360-degree reviews,<\/strong> so that you can gain feedback from others.<\/p>\n 4. Consider assigning a coach or mentor to your problem employee.<\/strong> Many employees \u2013 especially those just starting their careers \u2013 simply need some help finding their way.<\/p>\n 5. Check that the employee fits the job.<\/strong> Sometimes an employee becomes a problem because their skills and background don\u2019t jive with their tasks \u2013 especially after a reorganization.<\/p>\n 6. Tell them the consequences.<\/strong> Let them know if they face discipline, dismissal, demotion, reduced work hours or a missed promotion. Sometimes, a problem employee will change their behaviour once told of consequences for their actions.<\/p>\n 7. Document incidents, problems and the steps you\u2019re taking to manage the situation.<\/strong> If you need to discipline or dismiss the employee, you\u2019ll have paperwork to back you up.<\/p>\n Related to problem employees Problem employees \u0097 you\u0092ve worked with them, perhaps for them and now you\u0092re in a position where you need to manage them. Problem employees pose a range of costs for employers,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[166],"tags":[156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10042,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/10042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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