Challenging Employees | Managing Employees

3 Steps to Handle Team Conflicts

Conflict occurs when there is a difference between two or more people, when the emotions are heightening, and resolution is breaking down. Conflict arises with a manager and employee or between team members.

Differences between team members can be useful as it offers more input into a situation which can provide stronger projects and team relationships. Different perspectives can enhance the growth of the team members and increase the success of a project. It creates energy and engagement of team members.

Are You Challenging Your Employees?

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One of the many aspects of managing employees is to find ways to challenge each person so they are continuously doing their best. When employees are challenged they take more responsibility, are more engaged, and their productivity increases. Given all you need to do; how can you consistently challenge each person?

Here are some ideas that you can include in your 1:1 with each person:

Check in with them and find out what areas they feel challenged in their work and where do they feel they could use a little more push. Sometimes an employee finds one area of their job quite challenging and are fine with the other areas being more routine. This is where consistent communication with each person helps find a good balance for each person.

How To Deal With an Employee Who Is Defensive

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It is normal for people to want to defend themselves when presented with potentially negative feedback, though managers have to find a way to inform employees when they need to change their performance or behavior. Most employees want to improve and though don’t like hearing it, are open to moving forward with the change. What happens when you have an employee, who no matter what you say, defends themselves and either blames someone else or has tons of excuses why he/she couldn’t do better.

Do You Dislike An Employee?

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If you have been managing people for a while, you have bumped into an employee you don’t like. They may be performing, but the style of their interactions with you may annoy or frustrate you. Your dislike could be for any number of reasons: they are always seeing a problem in a situation, challenge you constantly, or complain to others on a consistent basis. Whatever your reason for dislike, you still need to manage them.

How To Manage a Star Employee

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If you are fortunate to have an employee that shines in all that they do, how do you manage them so they are fully engaged in their work? Let’s first look at the basic foundation in managing people:

In managing employees, you need an understanding on how to best manage and motivate employees. The foundation is based on respect and a genuine desire to help each person succeed. In many ways, when you are successful in managing employees, they shine and you take more of a backseat. It’s not for everyone, but a strong manager knows the employee is the one who needs to succeed in order for you to meet the business goals.

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