When an employee is struggling with his or her job, your entire business takes a hit. Although it may start off as one issue affecting just one person, it can soon impact a whole department and trickle down to the rest of your business.
The number one reason an employee may be having a difficult time often stems from a lack of management. Many managers are overworked or have subpar managing skills and do not have the time to determine what might motivate an individual employee. The way one employee operates will differ from the next.
Before a problem ever arises at all, managers should make it a point to schedule regular meetings with employees and make sure they're equipped with all the tools they need to perform their job properly. Additional employee training is another option. Taking one of these two routes will either fix the problem and give the employee a whole new take on their job, or the manager will realize that the employee is not a good fit for the company.
If disciplinary action is needed, written warnings are proven to be the best course of action. This clearly defines the problem for the employee and put them back on track. The manager should also list further disciplinary action on the written warning (including possibility of termination) if the behavior does not improve. Often times, the employee will correct the behavior on their own and no further action is necessary.
---Thanks to BenefitsPro and Wheel Media, a Charlotte web design company, for the ideas.
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