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Managing Poor Performance- Supervisor Do’s and Don’ts
By Dianne Shaddock · 13 years ago
Managing employees who are not performing in their jobs at the level that you’d expect is not an easy task for even the most seasoned supervisor. No one likes having difficult conversations with staff, or ...
8 Tips for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Employees
By Dianne Shaddock · 13 years ago
Many managers and business owners understand the value of hiring a diverse group of employees, but aren’t quite sure of the steps that need to be taken towards reaching their goal of an inclusive and ...
Is It Really Stealing? "Petty" Theft In The Workplace
By Dianne Shaddock · 13 years ago
An employee puts a pen and notepad in his bag on the way out of the office because he’ll need something to write with so that he can make a "things to do list" on ...
Inspirational Business Quotes: Employee Management Words Of Wisdom
By Dianne Shaddock · 13 years ago
Sometimes it’s a few simple words that can help us to approach our work differently or change our behavior in ways that allow us to learn and grow.
I’ve combined both my all time favorite ...
Three Critical Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs WorkPlace Policies
By Dianne Shaddock · 13 years ago
If you are like many small business owners and supervisors, you likely have not developed any written policies or standards that highlight your expectations for employee behavior or performance in the workplace. You also may ...
The Advantages of Hiring Older Workers
By Dianne Shaddock · 14 years ago
Savvy employers know that in order to have a broad perspective of experience, and ideas in the workplace, it’s important to hire workers that are not cookie cutter versions of the rest of your staff. ...