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NEWSLETTER: Disciplinary Procedures and Correcting Poor Performance

 

Assess your problem employee

In today's challenging times, highly productive and motivated staff are key to business survival.  More and more managers are tasked with improving standards of staff performance and behaviour and implementing good work practices.  Managers throughout the UK have to cope with many challenges, whether improving poor performance or managing underperformers in the workplace.

We receive many requests from managers who wish to know; 'how to correct poor performance?'; 'how to fire difficult employees?'; 'how to get rid of poor staff performance?' or 'what's the best way to sack someone?'.  These managers clearly have a discipline or performance problem and are seeking an easy way to get rid of poor staff performance but they may lack the skills necessary to 'turn around the difficult or challenging employee'.

Our one-day 'Correcting Poor Performance and Disciplinary Procedures Course' addresses the problem that, in a recent survey showed that 75% of UK managers were unaware of the correct procedures for how to discipline employees effectively.  It's not just about getting rid of difficult staff, the modern manager must know the correct procedures for dealing with under-performing staff and how to conduct a disciplinary meeting effectively.

Many delegates have commented on the effectiveness of the course in giving them tips and techniques for improving staff performance; understanding what is a disciplinary procedure; carrying out a disciplinary meeting and interview effectively.

Ultimately, by using the recognised ACAS procedures for disciplining staff you will not just get rid of poor staff performance, but get the most out of your staff.

Management Skills, The New Manager , Appraisal skills and Time Management are some of the courses trained by Total Success Training in London and throughout the UK. We have over 15 years experience training people on strategies to improve productivity and enhance self development.

 With the increase of employment legislation, disciplinary procedures must be carried out correctly with the aim of improving employee performance and increasing morale. This course allows managers and supervisors to examine safe disciplinary practice and demonstrates tried and tested ways to ‘turn around’ poorly performing employees. 

 

 ** Course Dates:  28th April 10 - for further dates please contact the office **  

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Appraisal skills (one day) - updated to include new legislation

Assertiveness Skills (one day)

Assertiveness and managing conflict (one day)

Coaching for managers (one day)

Correcting poor performance and disciplinary procedures (one day) - updated to cover current legislation

Dealing with difficult people (one day)

Interviewing skills (one day) - updated to cover current legislation

Introduction to selling (one day)

Leadership and team building (one day)

Letter and report writing (one day) - updates include writing e-mails

Negotiation skills (one day)

Presentation skills (two days)

PowerPoint Presentation skills (one day)

Advanced Presentation skills (one day)

Project planning for non-project managers (one day)

Stress Management (one day)

Telesales and Telemarketing (one day)

Telephone skills and customer care (one day)

Time Management (one day) 

Time management working with Microsoft Outlook (one day)

Time management working with Microsoft Outlook 2007 (one day) 

Management Training / New Manager (two days)

Training the trainer (one day)


We provide many free articles packed with valuable information about the topics we train. Our newsletter page contains many more. Here are some of our more recent articles

Presentation tips

Overcoming presentation fear

How to structure a presentation

Interviewing Skills

Good work through praise

Time management tips

Time management skills

Managing your e-mail

Time management and working from home

Assertiveness Self Assertion Analysis

Self Assertion Analysis

Becoming More Assertive

Dealing with difficult people

Customer Service on the telephone

Telephone skills and Customer Care

Managing your stress

Organisational stress management

Practical appraisal skills

Planning an appraisal and setting objectives

Giving feedback in an appraisal

The power of attitude in selling

Opening the call effectively

PowerPoint presentation tips and techniques

Using visual aids in PowerPoint presentations

How to use transitions in PowerPoint presentations

 Assess your problem employee

 

Score your problem employee in the following three main areas                                                                         

Performance problems

 

Does the employee require constant supervision?                  

 Rarely                   Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

When the employee is given a new or different task, does the quality or quantity suffer?

 Rarely                  Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee use poor judgment?

 Rarely                  Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee tend to “pass the buck” on unpleasant tasks when problems occur?

 Rarely                  Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee miss work deadlines?

 Rarely                  Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee’s work ever need to be redone?

Rarely                  Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee turn in work that is not complete?

 Rarely                 Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee create bottlenecks?

 Rarely                 Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Has the employee ever refused to do assigned work?

 Rarely                Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Other:

Rarely                 Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Behaviour problems

 

Has the employee been late beyond minimum standards?

 Rarely               Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Is the employee absent beyond reasonable norms?

 Rarely               Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee let family or personal problems interfere excessively with work?

 Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee take frequent or extended breaks?

Rarely               Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee use the telephone excessively for personal use?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee cause personality conflicts with other workers?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Is the employee insubordinate?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee engage in malicious gossip?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Other:

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Attitude problems

 

Does the employee frequently have a negative attitude?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee tend to be a “know-it-all”?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee feel unappreciated no matter what you do?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Is the employee severely unmotivated?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee complain excessively?

Rarely              Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee express contempt for the work, customers, management, or the organisation?

Rarely             Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Does the employee express an attitude of “the kind of job I do doesn’t really matter”?

Rarely             Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

Other:

Rarely             Often

1       2      3     4    5

 

 

Scores of 2 or 3 could be a sign of a potential problem. If an employee scores 4 or more on any one item, you need to take immediate action to correct the problem. When the employee scores on four or more items, it is likely that you may be dealing with a chronic problem. Analyse the problem carefully and review past efforts to address the problems before you set up your action plan.

Related Newsletters:

Disciplinary procedures guide

Correcting poor performance

Disciplinary rules

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