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Tough Love—What if the manager needs it as well as the “star in his own mind” employee? | Workplace Coach Blog
tough love for an employee who's a star in his own mind and for a manager who's "had it"
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Omicron and the Supervisor as Duct Tape | Workplace Coach Blog
Omicron hits the workplace and supervisors have to duct tape the workplace together
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If You’re a Supervisor Writing Documentation, Watch What You Write—It Can Bite You - Workplace Coach Blog
If you're a manager writing documentation, watch what you write
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Documentation That Makes the Case The Employee Deserved to be Fired - Workplace Coach Blog
As an expert witness (qualified in Court in management best practices, HR, and workplace issues), I’m often handed documentation by …
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Is the Problem You? - Workplace Coach Blog
manager training: is the problem you? 4 fixes
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Performance Reviews: Dread Them? Ditch Them? Replace Them? - Workplace Coach Blog
Performance reviews; why don't they work and what's a GREAT alternative?
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If Your Employee Won't Admit the Truth, You Need To - Workplace Coach Blog
You know your employee tells little white lies; the ball's in your court, what do you do?
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Want to be a Great Supervisor: Do a 180: Coach - Workplace Coach Blog
If you want to be a great supervisor, become a trusted coach who respects employees
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We have two flawed managers, which one should we promote? - Workplace Coach Blog
You can't promote a flawed maanger unless you fix him/her
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I Supervise An Employee So Different From Me I Can't Get A Read On Him - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I inherited three new direct reports when our management team downsized. One of them worries me. I don’t understand …
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Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed...Now Gunning for Me - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I recently landed a dream job managing a department for a strong, growing company. On my first day, I …
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A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’m been ordered to call you. Nothing personal against you, but I’m not having any. For the last year, …
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Be a Coach, Not a Supervisor; Here's What It Takes - Workplace Coach Blog
Be a coach, not a supervisor What’s the difference between coaching and supervising? Most of us value those who coach …
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Failing Grade in Office Politics - Workplace Coach Blog
Note: This post responds to questions posed in the Ask a Coach section of workplacecoachblog. Question: I’m getting a failing …
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Managing a Team When You Have No Firing Authority - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I supervise 15 employees, the largest crew in our company. I’m expected to handle employees who don’t show up …
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Employee Threw Me Under the Bus - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’m a new supervisor and one of my employees threw me under the bus even though I’ve repeatedly helped …