Provides managers techniques such as intervention and arbitration to maintain a productive working environment despite problem employees, and discusses ways employees can effectively communicate with difficult bosses and co-workers.

This book is about what YOU as a manager and leader bring to the table. It addresses two key questions: Is your leadership conducive to a positive work environment with few personnel concerns; and, when concerns do arise, are you prepared to handle them effectively and efficiently? The first part of this book focuses on avoiding difficulties through knowledgeable and inspired leadership. Part II of this work will demonstrate how to apply your personal strengths and your management and leadership skills to working successfully with difficult personnel concerns and in difficult situations.

Unlike other career books, this book offers managers a team-focused approach to neutralizing a not-so-pleasant—or productive—working atmosphere. Instead of isolating the one problem employee, relevant teams are considered as part of the solution. The result? Solutions stick and there's less likelihood of the bad apple ruining the bunch. Complete with situational advice and case studies taken straight from the trenches, this simple and straightforward guide teaches managers how to: Calm down combatants Motivate wasters Silence gossips De-arm backstabbers Convince passive-aggressives to open up Teach narcissists the importance of the team This book helps managers decide what the right course of action is—whether it means chastising negative behavior, encouraging positive outlooks, separating certain folks, creating teams for success, giving employees warnings, and/or firing the ones who are pretty much rotten through and through. This book is essential reading for any manager looking to ensure a pleasant, productive—and fruitful—work environment.

"Managing Difficult Employees" is the culminating book of Dr. Joseph Koob's WORK TRILOGY, which includes "Succeeding with Difficult Coworkers" and "Succeeding with Difficult Bosses." Managers/Leaders face difficult situations with DIFFICULT people. YOU can make a difference!Empower yourself as a leader by developing the knowledge and skills to develop the best team you can. It is about Integrity, Respect for Others, Knowledge of Self, and more than anything, Understanding and Caring about your team members. This book addresses what you can do as a leader to create a work environment that fosters positive personnel development -- ideally preventing difficulties arising with your employees in the first place. AND, What you need to know and do to deal with concerns that do arise. This book gives you the knowledge, skills, and tools to lead effectively in difficult circumstances. It will help you develop a positive work environment that supports your team members so that fewer concerns arise, and it will provide a foundation for you to deal successfully with difficulties that do occur. Be a leader of people; not just a manager going through the motions. It is your choice. Then you will have a team that you can be proud of, and you will have people who are proud to have you as a leader.

There was a time when people were committed to working hard and being productive in the work force. Today, however, some workers have an entitlement mentality and the labor pool includes some people who donâ??t want a job - just a paycheck. In response to this trend, Glenn Shepard has written How to Manage Problem Employees. This comprehensive book will tell you how to set new hires up for success, structure compensation packages to maximize their involvement and work ethic, deal with problem areas before they become bad behavior, and motivate slow and often unmotivated employees. You'll learn the different personality types and how to handle specific manifestations of each, including gossiping, back stabbing, direct confrontation, hypochondriacs, breaking the chain of command, and sarcasm, as well as how to terminate employees while staying on solid legal ground.

Don't Let Negaholics Rule Your Workplace! As a manager, you're sandwiched between the pressure of senior executives and the demands of your own staff memebers. The last thing you need is an unruly employee whose chronic "negaholic" attitude upsets your office applecart and affects the morale of your entire staff. Managing Difficult People gives you the tools you need to cope with all kinds of difficult employees. From sneaky slackers to resident office tormentors, this handy guide cuts to the chase, helping you identify and deal with specific personality types such as The Bully, The Complainer or Whiner, The Procrastinator, The Know-It-All, The Silent Type, The Social Butterfly, The "No People Skills" Person, The Rookie, The Overly Sensitive Person, and The Manipulator.

Sooner or later every supervisor must deal with a difficult employee. This book helps managers understand why performance problems occur, and how to resolve them. It includes a six-step intervention model, and a thorough discussion of discipline and termination procedures.

This short and focused book provides a manager with practical ways of dealing with difficult employees. The highly charged and complex reality of today's workplace environment is the perfect breeding ground for management nightmares. The author will help you learn to negotiate the rocky terrain of power differentials in boss-subordinate interactions by drawing on years of her own experience managing irritating individuals in every conceivable environment. Once you've identified and labeled problematic interactions with tough personnel, you can start making changes to get your team back on track.

Managing Difficult People In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to being a better manager, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From preventing difficult behaviour to managing conflict, you'll discover the insider secrets you need to know in order to successfully manage difficult people. This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas of managing difficult people, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Managing Difficult People In A Week is your fastest route to success: Sunday: Understanding and preventing difficult behaviour Monday: Developing your skills for managing difficult people Tuesday: More advanced skills for managing difficult people Wednesday: Managing specific types of difficult behaviour Thursday: Feedback that works and critical converstions Friday: Managing conflict Saturday: Getting support and escalating issues ABOUT THE SERIES In A Week books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From negotiating and content marketing to finance and social media, the In A Week series covers the business topics that really matter and that will help you make a difference today. Written in straightforward English, each book is structured as a seven-day course so that with just a little work each day, you will quickly master the subject. In a fast-changing world, this series enables readers not just to get up to speed, but to get ahead.