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| A complacent veteran | 11/5/2009 |
Q: My name is Sarah and I am a supervisor for a merchandising department at a major retailer. I have ...
A: Have action items to which he is held accountable What action took place after he did not do well on ...
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| Termination due to associate discount? | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I work at a department part time over the summer and winter breaks when I am not in school. The ...
A: Stan I really don't know if you will be terminated. If the action was truly just an oversight on ...
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| Habitually late employees & abuse of companie's policies and procedures | 5/21/2009 |
Q: We have employees who are consistently late, and still after they stroll in the office 10 minutes ...
A: Debbie- Relaxed or not- there are policies and procedures to be followed. There should not be ...
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| Employee Behavior | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I am an Office Manager who oversees 6 administrative assistants. The administrative assistants work ...
A: Ok thanks! If this is a general issue then start with a workshop in communication styles- we are in ...
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| Employee Behavior | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I am an Office Manager who oversees 6 administrative assistants. The administrative assistants work ...
A: Stacey, I really need much more information to thoroughly answer your question. First you are ...
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| Change Transition | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I will be taking over the leadership of an education facility that employs 750 staff. I am currently ...
A: Dee, Thank you for the clarification. This is going to be a lengthy answer. As the new leaders you ...
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| Change Transition | 11/30/2008 |
Q: I will be taking over the leadership of an education facility that employs 750 staff. I am currently ...
A: Dee, Could you please resubmit the question and briefly explain the differences between your current ...
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| Promoted, but have to work with an unhappy candidate | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I have just been promoted to Manager of a different dept in my company. The person who was in the ...
A: Clive, This is always a tough situation. Your relationship has changed not only with this person, ...
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| Employees benefits | 7/13/2008 |
Q: when to make employees benefits related to their performance and when to make it not related? please ...
A: Mostafa- Employee benefits should never be related to performance; bonuses or revenue sharing ...
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| New manager into an established team | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I am due to start a new job in a new company within an established team. I am quite young (26) and ...
A: Ask them what they expect from you- The one to one meetings is a good plan- don't make it ...
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| difficult subordinate | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I am an office manager with a staff of very capable women. However, one of the women is a very ...
A: Kathryn, There is not a quick fix solution, but I will give you some tips. First, do you have a ...
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| Busines Problem | 4/6/2008 |
Q: ok the problem is that my parents have owned a particular beauty salon for over 13 years. their was ...
A: THis is a complicated and sensitive issue. When you start talking about firing employees, that ...
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| Team Playing Issues | 3/7/2007 |
Q: "I have a little problem I’m hoping you can help me with. It’s about a group of colleagues that have ...
A: Shaima, To help you with this would be long and involved, but I can give you some tips that might ...
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| Not promoted - new boss from outside | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Situation: My boss wasn't promotable so I can't move up. I'm moving to a new job where I will be ...
A: It is critical that you understand company policies and procedures. Know what is expected of you ...
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| Rightful Firing? | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I am not sure if this is under your jurisdiction... but I am trying to figure out whether an ...
A: I would check with your attorney (or an employment attorney) on that one. It will be well worth the ...
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| Money and hard work | 8/2/2006 |
Q: How connnected is how hard a person works V.S. how much money they make? It seems that many business ...
A: James. Now to respond to your question! It is rather vague, and I don't know what industry you are ...
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| How to get employee to pay attention to detail | 7/20/2006 |
Q: I manage a young employee who is a graphic designer. This is his first job out of college and he's ...
A: Linda, Attention to detail and time management are not inherent attributes of creatives and ...
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| employee lounge | 2/1/2006 |
Q: We are in the process of building an employee lounge. We are trying to make it a very friendly, ...
A: Alicia, First- if you are going to have a suggestion box, use it- act on the suggestions. Second: ...
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| mangaing a small staff | 1/10/2006 |
Q: hope you can help, i am sure you are very busy. I would welcome some simple advice on management ...
A: Chris, You seem to be aware of your style and how it influences others. Great! Now it is time to ...
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| about staff | 5/18/2005 |
Q: I am 23, working as supervisor in a computer data entry firm. there are 17 staff members under my ...
A: Since this person (I'll call him Joe) leaves early, this is grounds for disciplinary action. FOllow ...
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| HELP WITH EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS | 4/30/2004 |
Q: I am and owner in a growing but small construction/ Development business I've always stuggled with ...
A: James, I understnd your situtation, however, as a business owner, management needs to be your strong ...
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| hello Ellyn Traub
At first... | 3/20/2004 |
Q: At first we must thank you for your atention. We are working in a reseach institute in a field of ...
A: I'm not sure what you want from me. After reading your question, this seems like you are looking for ...
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| Conflicts and Problems in staff development | 2/18/2004 |
Q: Ms. Traub, I am a grad student working on my "directed study project" and I am writing my paper on ...
A: Brenda, I would suggest that you contact some local business (maybe a small and mid-size company) ...
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| Change in ownership | 2/8/2004 |
Q: My husband and I are in the process of buying an existing business. For the most part we don't wish ...
A: Pamela, Congratulations on your new venture! One first place to start is have a general meeting-not ...
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| promotion - inheriting difficult staff | 10/7/2003 |
Q: I am getting a promotion from a supervisory to management position and noone in my department except ...
A: Donna, This is a very complex and sensitive issue that cannot be answered by email. However, I can ...
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| Management book? | 4/9/2003 |
Q: I will be taking a position with a new company as an overall operations manager. It will be my ...
A: Vincent Congratulations on your new job! How exciting. I am going to give you a few books to read. ...
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| How does an ambitious employee get management's attention | 11/29/2002 |
Q: I have worked in government for the last 20 years, which means that promotions and any recognition ...
A: I am not familiar with working in government, but perhaps some of these suggestions might help. ...
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