Here you’ll find content you can use to help managers deal with the direct reports who may be diluting your organization’s talent pool.
8 ways to increase accountability on your team
Managers holding people accountable is absolutely vital in order for your organization to build a strong bench.
How to give redirecting feedback
Many managers shy away from this crucial task, hurting their teams and organizations in the process.
When feedback fails: 8 reasons why it could be your fault
Maybe your managers are giving underperformers the feedback they need to improve, but missing something important in the delivery.
Our Challenging Employees Microcourse and Microlearning Resources
This topic can help managers better understand — and handle — the team- and company-wide effects of performance and behavioral issues that go unchecked. Articles include:
- What to do if a direct report is slacking off. Underperformers can bog down teams and even companies. Are your managers doing everything they can to face this debilitating issue?
- How to deal with friends who are challenging employees. Managers who are friendly with team members may struggle holding them to high standards.
- What about direct reports who try hard by underperform? Managers still need to take action, and this article provides some practical solutions.
What if a direct report is chronically unmotivated?
This article tackles the issue of motivation, which is often at the heart of employees’ underperformance or unrealized potential.
Good intentions, bad results: 3 popular but problematic management tactics
Your managers might think they’re being proactive about setting expectations and handling employee issues. But are they?
The happiness coach: Dealing with the emotional toll of firing someone
These tips from workplace wellness expert Tchiki Davis, PhD, can help your managers through a difficult but necessary part of their job.
(external) Bob Sutton: How a few bad apples ruin everything
Stanford management guru Bob Sutton can help convince your managers to take underperformers as seriously as superstars.
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