Every workplace has that one negative employee who brings everybody down and burns out their supervisor. This post lays out strategies for supervisors to deal more effectively and helps make the case that they’re harming employees and the company.
You know that abusive employee whose supervisor is afraid to confront? There are so many ways for it to go wrong. What if they change supervisors? What if they have legitimate grievances? You’ve just handed them a get-out-of jail-free card.
Five Steps to Getting and Keeping Things Positive Organizational culture is a combination of the nature of your business/mission, stated values and philosophies; leaders’ personal philosophies; and employee personal values. Corporate policies and leadership guidance strongly influence employee behavior. If leadership demands facts and data before product or program changes, …
Context This article covers the situation of a well-meaning company owner whose organization is harmed by the presence of one or more negatively motivated employees. The arguments offered here do not respond to the situation in which the owner is the bully. Terminology Here are helpful terms to examine toxic dynamics. …