101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager's Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees provides guidance for managers on how to broach uncomfortable conversations across a wide range of issues.Inappropriate workplace conduct, lateness, sexually offensive behavior, productivity and communication issues . . . these are just a few of the uncomfortable topics supervisors must sometimes discuss with their employees.Top human resources author Paul Falcone?offers realistic sample dialogues managers can use to facilitate clear, direct interactions with their employees that help sidestep potential awkwardness and meet issues head-on.This practical, solution-oriented book walks you through some of the most common and most serious employee problems you are likely to encounter.In 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees, Falcone covers topics including: substandard performance reviews, progressive disciplinary warnings and termination meetings, FMLA abuse and ADA accomodations, wage and hour challenges, team turnarounds, compensation conflicts, and more. This handy guide helps you treat their people with dignity and respect, focusing not just on what to say but also on how to say it. It provides proven techniques you can use to protect yourself and your organizations--and get the very best from your people.Author: Paul FalconeBinding Type: PaperbackPublisher: HarperCollins LeadershipPublished: 06/25/2019Pages: 384Weight: 0.9lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20dISBN: 9781400212019About the AuthorFalcone, Paul: - Paul Falcone is CHRO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills, CA, and he's held senior-level HR positions with Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and City of Hope. He has extensive experience in entertainment, healthcare/biotech, and financial services, including in international, nonprofit, and union environments. Paul is the author of a number of bestselling HarperCollins, AMACOM, and SHRM Books, many of which have been ranked as bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, labor & employment law, business mentoring & coaching, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish. Paul is also a long-term contributor to HR Magazine, a top-rated conference presenter, and an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension's School of Business and Management.