Tough Talks: A Manager’s Guide to Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations

WEBINAR

Tough Talks:
A Manager’s Guide to Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations

Monday

January

1999

10:00 AM

(Eastern)

The wrong words can spark legal trouble. Keep your language in legal compliance.

Attitude problems, offensive behavior, poor work habits, absenteeism, co-worker conflicts, timecard offenses… Managers and HR professionals are routinely forced to discuss those uncomfortable topics with employees. But most never learned how.

Now you can.

Learn exactly what to say in all kinds of difficult or awkward conversations with your employees. In this dynamic training webinar, Paul Falcone, former CHRO and author of the bestselling 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees, will present strategies and precise wording to take the stress and legal liability out of these tough talks.

This interactive workshop is a practical, solutions-based guide for any business leader who needs guidance on what to say after “Got a minute?” Learn real-world tactics and sample wording for even the most uncomfortable employee discussions.

Webinar Agenda

Key rules of engagement. Proven strategies for successfully managing difficult employee conversations.

Framing discussions with employees’ career and professional development in mind. How to shape conversations to foster understanding and resolution.

Power of self-awareness over anger. Encouraging employees to take responsibility for issues without creating hostility.

Legally safe scripts. How to navigate “off the record” discussions with employees while protecting your company.

Addressing new supervisor syndrome. Tailoring your approach for new managers vs. experienced leaders.

Stopping attitude problems. 3 practical steps to tackle entitlement and attitude issues effectively.

Sample scripts for common issues. Guidance on addressing challenges like substandard job performance, inappropriate workplace behavior and lack of reliability (attendance/tardiness).

Handling sensitive topics. Best practices for resolving issues like personal hygiene, foul language and termination.

The rules of engagement. How to shift responsibility for improvement away from your company and back to the employee, where it rightfully belongs.

How to deploy your available tools. Take advantage of your alternatives and avoid rushed judgment or managing by fear of lawsuit.

Safe legal language. The wrong words can spark legal trouble. Learn which ones never to use and what to say instead.

Meet Paul

Paul Falcone is the principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in leadership and management training, executive coaching, keynote speaking and facilitating corporate offsite retreats. Paul is the former CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, a long-term columnist for SHRM and a bestselling author of 17 books with HarperCollins Leadership and the American Management Association, including the five-book Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Series, 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees, 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire and 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews.

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