Managing When: Criticizing A Team Member's Work

An employee’s performance has dipped, they have upset a customer, or you are not pleased with the quality of their work. All of these scenarios are easy to imagine, and getting that employee back on track is an essential part of your job as a manager. So what do you say? After all, an employee who feels they are being attacked will not be receptive to what you are saying, and may not fully understand what the problem is or what you want to do about it. This Managing When: Criticizing A Team Member’s Work course illustrates how to have a productive conversation focused on the facts, instead of a personal attack. Learn how to gain agreement on the issues from the employee, and then agree on the next steps to reach a resolution. While getting an employee back on track may seem difficult, it will become much easier through the communication strategies presented here.

This course is part of the Managing When series on workplace communication. These short vignettes present common communication dilemmas in the workplace. Human Resource expert Hugh Murray shares communication strategies and tactics for navigating these situations.

Each vignette features narrative examples for employees to see the wrong and right way to handle a problem, and ends with a short assessment to measure learner comprehension. Each course also includes a leader guide, so you can use this course in a group setting, and a downloadable “key points” document to help you remember the communication strategy. These courses make for great training on their own, or used as a series.

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Managers and supervisors who need to provide negative feedback on an employee’s work

• Criticizing A Team Member’s Work

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• Dealing With Bad Attitudes In 1 Minute
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