{"id":18112,"date":"2017-08-17T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=18112"},"modified":"2017-08-17T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:26:44","slug":"building-mutual-respect-manage-unmanageable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2017\/08\/17\/building-mutual-respect-manage-unmanageable\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Mutual Respect to Manage the Unmanageable"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18129\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/?attachment_id=18129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18129 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/People-working-together-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"unsplash.com Building Mutual Respect\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">unsplash.com Building Mutual Respect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guest post by Jackie Edwards<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">As many managers know, a happy employee is a productive employee. When a worker is feeling dissatisfied with his or her job, on the other hand, their performance can take a plummet. This affects your bottom line and building mutual respect in your company.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Luckily, a difficult employee isn\u2019t necessarily impossible. With the right approach, you can reach out to employees who are exhibiting problem behaviors and work with them to improve morale and productivity around the office. The ultimate benefit is the mutual respect you build, too.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Be aware of problem behaviors that diminish building mutual respect<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Before doing anything, you should pause for a moment to evaluate the situation. If you\u2019ve been getting complaints about an employee who is diminishing the building of mutual respect or noticing poor work from a particular employee, step back for a bit to observe them in and around the workplace. Disgruntled employees can exhibit a\u00a0<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT240_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" style=\"color: #808080;\">number of disruptive behaviors<\/span>, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Acting rude, condescending, or insulting towards coworkers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Using hostile tones or shouting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Acting aggressively, including throwing things, physically intimidating peers, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Publicly shaming or berating work colleagues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Lashing out when criticized.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Threatening legal action against others at work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Flouting authority and ignoring rules.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Once you are certain that a situation is becoming a problem, it\u2019s time to\u00a0<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT241_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" style=\"color: #808080;\">take action and handle your difficult employee<\/span>. Instead of firing or disciplining a worker who is disrupting your office, you should try talking with them to see if you can resolve the issue in a dignified and conductive manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Set up a meeting<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">If you receive multiple complaints about a single employee or notice them acting in disruptive ways, it\u2019s probably time to intervene and fix the problem before it gets any worse. An unhappy employee doesn\u2019t just have the potential to affect their own work performance, but may also decrease the productivity of others due to bullying or other toxic behaviors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">You should set up a meeting with a problem employee as soon as possible especially if that employee&#8217;s behavior is diminishing building mutual respect. Have a plan for your meeting. Be sure to anticipate the possibility of an angry or indignant response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">It\u2019s important not to attack your employee. Instead work with them to improve their performance while on the job. Show them that you value their opinions by taking their concerns seriously and developing a solution together. Employees respond best to a manager who both\u00a0<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT242_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" style=\"color: #808080;\">shows and demands building mutual respect<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Identify the underlying issue that diminish the building of mutual respect<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Difficult employees don\u2019t necessarily act out because they are unable to cope with workplace <em>stressors<\/em>. While this is a common problem among unproductive employees, there can be other explanations behind disruptive behaviors. Employees may\u00a0be performing poorly at work due to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Psychological disorders and chronic physical conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Drugs and alcohol use<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Home turmoil, such as marital strife or financial problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">Personal conflicts with coworkers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN\">Exhaustion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN\">Once you\u2019ve gotten to the root of the problem behavior, you can come up with a plan to solve the issue. There\u2019s no one-size-fits-all solution to a difficult employee whose behavior diminishes the building of mutual respect.\u00a0 But by listening and communicating your expectations and understanding of the employee&#8217;s situation, you can help your employees to improve their attitude and increase their productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Care to Dig Deeper Into This Conversation about Building Mutual Respect?<\/h4>\n<p>The following resources have been linked to expand this conversation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.managerskills.org\/hr\/difficult-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ways to Handle Difficult Employees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.TigersAmongUs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Book: TIGERS Among Us &#8211; Winning Business Cultures and Why They Thrive (Three Creeks Publishing)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/04\/28\/pf\/employee-job-satisfaction\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Employee Job Satisfaction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copyright TIGERS Success Series, Inc. by Guest Writer,\u00a0Jackie Edwards<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/uncategorized\/building-mutual-respect-manage-unmanageable\/attachment\/jackie-edwards\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18127\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18127 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Jackie-Edwards.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><strong>Why we love to promote Jackie Edward&#8217;s ideas:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>After taking a career sabbatical to become a mother, Jackie now writes full time on topics ranging from finance and business, right through to news and current affairs. She has, in the past battled problems with anxiety and panic, and in her spare time she volunteers for a number of local charities that support people with mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>PS: Here&#8217;s to mothers who are keeping their skills honed while raising our next generation of solid citizens. Thanks, Jackie.\u00a0 Super article.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest post by Jackie Edwards As many managers know, a happy employee is a productive employee. When a worker is feeling dissatisfied with his or her job, on the other hand, their performance can take a plummet. This affects your bottom line and building mutual respect in your company.\u00a0 Luckily, a difficult employee isn\u2019t necessarily [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[810,811,291,259],"tags":[809,812],"class_list":["post-18112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-building-mutual-respect","category-employee-management","category-group-maintenance","category-leadership-team-development","tag-employee-management","tag-management-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18112\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}