INCREASE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Flexing your Managerial Muscle


It’s not an easy time for managers and supervisors. Dilbert’s creator Scott Adams said it best when he noted that since every employee is expecting to get fired tomorrow, termination isn’t a threat anymore.

How do you get today’s employees to increase their performance and productivity? You’ll start by assessing your own skills as a supervisor and check whether you’re sabotaging yourself.

This new seminar will teach you everything you need to know to get people moving in productive ways. You’ll take home insights and people-skills which guarantee that your employees––even the ones with an attitude problem–– reach their goals.


After completing this seminar, you’ll be able to...


Assess the non-performing employee and help him or her find opportunities to take positive action.


Respectfully confront your employee without backing him/her into a corner.


Recognize and set standards and goals for doing the job, and gain buy-in from your employees for these benchmarks. 


Use coaching skills that turn employee performance around.


Introduce an effective employee Action Plan that aligns task and performance tracks its progress.


Know what to do if standards aren’t met: is the problem “ability” or “attitude?” 


Use the documentation process as a tool for change. 


Put teeth into the process of formal discipline. 


Know how and when to terminate ––humanely and without landing your company in court. 
 



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