Tagged with poor employee performance

Keeping Work Standards High

Keeping Work Standards High

Having a bad day at work? We all have had them, and when we do, our performance is less than the standard. We know this and because we are ethical and hold high standards for ourselves, we make sure the next day we pick it up and get back on top of our game giving … Continue reading

Keeping A Below Standard Employee

Keeping A Below Standard Employee

When speaking with a group of managers recently, I asked what were their top employee issues.  I was very surprised that many of these managers responded with “questionable employee integrity.”  I quickly asked them “why would you keep an employee if you questioned their integrity?” After listening to a few of the manager’s reasons, I asked … Continue reading

The Underperforming Employee

The Underperforming Employee

  There are many difficult situations that a manager has to handle, but one of the hard ones is when you have a good employee who ends up being an under-performer compared to their coworkers. For the most part, they do a “good job” not great, not excellent, but good.  Yet when you compare apples … Continue reading

Is Patching Leaks Ever The Answer?

Is Patching Leaks Ever The Answer?

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”  ~ Warren Buffet Warren Buffet has stated that you should find a job you love going to because why would you want to jump out of bed to go … Continue reading

Tackling Poor Employee Performance

We all have bad days at work when our performance is less than the standard, but hopefully the next day we pick it up and get back on top of our game giving our best at work. But what happens when poor performance starts to become regular performance? I am sure we have all worked … Continue reading