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Managing Essentials™ Doesn't Interact Well With Others

Managing Essentials™ Doesn't Interact Well With Others

You have an employee who doesn’t interact well with other people. If this is important in the person’s job, you need to address it... effectively and thoroughly. How do you do that? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Employee Will Not Work Extra Hours

Managing Essentials™ Employee Will Not Work Extra Hours

You have an employee who won’t stay after hours or come in early when it’s needed. The job position requires some flexibility of this kind. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Assessing Performance, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Excessive Socializing

Managing Essentials™ Excessive Socializing

You have an employee who spends too much time chatting with others instead of working. The employee is being paid to do the best job possible during work hours. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Gender Discrimination

Managing Essentials™ Gender Discrimination

An employee comes to you and complains that they have been discriminated against because of gender. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Discrimination, Gender Equity, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Inappropriate Dress

Managing Essentials™ Inappropriate Dress

An employee is coming to work in clothes that are inappropriate for the workplace. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Lacks Necessary Job Skills

Managing Essentials™ Lacks Necessary Job Skills

You’ve discovered an employee is not performing up to expectations due to lack of job skill. The employee insists that their work around is better. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Assessing Performance, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Low Raise, Really?

Managing Essentials™ Low Raise, Really?

You have an employee complains to you that their raise was less than expected. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Makes Unacceptable Mistakes

Managing Essentials™ Makes Unacceptable Mistakes

You have an employee who makes an unacceptable number of mistakes. It's impacting the team's work and deliverables. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Needs Motivation

Managing Essentials™ Needs Motivation

You have an employee who seems disinterested, apathetic, or just isn’t putting forth the effort. What do you do? This type of behavior could impact the entire team. This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Assessing Performance, Coaching & Mentoring, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Perform Beyond Skill Level

Managing Essentials™ Perform Beyond Skill Level

You have an employee who may have been promoted beyond their capability, or perhaps the job outgrew this employee. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Assessing Performance, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution

Managing Essentials™ Personal Problems at Work

Managing Essentials™ Personal Problems at Work

You’re aware an employee is having some personal problems and you feel they’re affecting his or her work. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Poor Attitude

Managing Essentials™ Poor Attitude

You’ve got an employee with an attitude problem. In most cases you can’t change a person’s attitude but you can encourage a change in behavior. How do you do that? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Race Discrimination

Managing Essentials™ Race Discrimination

An employee comes to you and feels that they have been the target of racial discrimination. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Discrimination, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Religious Discrimination

Managing Essentials™ Religious Discrimination

An employee comes to you and complains that they have been discriminated against because of their religion. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Discrimination, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Managing Essentials™ Safety Rules Violation

Managing Essentials™ Safety Rules Violation

You’ve got an employee who consistently ignores certain safety rules and needs to understand safety regulations must be adhered to. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership, Workplace Safety Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism, Workplace Safety & Awareness

Managing Essentials™ Substance Abuse

Managing Essentials™ Substance Abuse

You believe an employee is abusing alcohol or drugs. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism, Substance Abuse

Managing Essentials™ Termination Due To Poor Performance

Managing Essentials™ Termination Due To Poor Performance

You have to fire someone for poor performance and you want to make it as painless as possible for the employee and for you. What do you do? This video scenario provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Video Vignettes Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism, Workplace Safety & Awareness

Empowerment Works: A Guide for Supervisors and Employees (How-To Book)

Empowerment Works: A Guide for Supervisors and Employees (How-To Book)

Just as we instill courage when we “en-courage,” we develop power when we “em-power.” Empowerment relies upon the willingness of employees at all levels of an organization to accept the responsibilities that accompany authority. Empowerment is a kind of democracy in the workplace. Like democracy, empowerment frees us to make decisions and take action. And like democracy, empowerment requires that we recognize and establish boundaries within which effective decisions and actions can occur.

How-To Books Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Effective Leadership, Management, New Supervisor

You Can't Do It All: Effective Delegation for Supervisors (How-To Book)

You Can't Do It All: Effective Delegation for Supervisors (How-To Book)

Most accomplished leaders would agree that delegation is one of the most important skills in their repertoire. Why? Imagine your own situation: Are you a manager or supervisor who comes in early, stays late, and gives 110 percent? Then delegation will help you improve your results while decreasing the time you spend at work. Do you wish your employees were more loyal to you or the organization? When you delegate well, your employees widen their horizons, develop new skills, and enjoy a new level of authority. That usually leads to an impressive increase in loyalty and commitment.

How-To Books Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Effective Leadership, Management, New Supervisor

Discussion Card: Engaged Employees

Discussion Card: Engaged Employees

Engagement is not the same as employee satisfaction… not the same as employee happiness. Employee engagement is the emotional commitment your employees have to the organization… and its goals. These easy-to-use cards provide a simple model (E.N.G.A.G.E.) along with thought-provoking questions on employee engagement. These cards are great for a quick training reminder, reinforcement or as a conversation generator.

Discussion Cards Leadership Motivation, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Team Builder or Retention Aid