BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
DEC 2014
How Do You Deal With Poor
Employee Performance?
E
ven small businesses deal with
employee issues. Dealing with poor
employee performance is very important
to your business productivity.
As a business owner, you are engaged in
a delicate balancing act of meeting
employee expectations and inspiring
loyalty while trying to please your
customers. Dealing with unsatisfactory
performance in a positive way, using
effective corrective action, can lead to
improved employee performance that
could even flourish.
Step 1
Step 2
Express your concerns. The employee
must understand your expectations and
how they were not met. This is the first
step in addressing poor performance.
Give a detailed explanation of your
standards and how employees are to meet
them. Focus on the issues in direct
relation to the employee’s unsatisfactory
performance and omit unnecessary
circumstances. Be prepared to lead by
example, instructing your managers and
supervisors to do likewise.
Allow the employee to explain the issue
adversely affecting his performance and
what he believes is the best remedy.
However, never allow the employee to
use his explanation to justify poor
performance or blame co-workers.
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