Gregory P. Smith
What is a negative employee? They are people with poisonous attitudes
and behavior patterns who negatively influence the people around them.
Negative workers come is various shapes and sizes. Sometimes they spread
rumors, gossip about coworkers or bad mouth their superiors to their faces
and behind their backs. Basically they are unhappy people who resist the
positive efforts of others.
Managers often hesitate to terminate them if they are productive or
have special skills/experience. Sometimes managers do not understand the
amount of stress a negative employee creates. It may be hard to accept
that a negative employee who did a good job did so at the expense of the
productivity of others. Yet ignoring or tolerating the problems and
atmosphere they create can easily and quickly result in dissatisfaction
among other employees.
What can a supervisor/manager do when faced with this unpleasant
situation?
First, analyze the situation. . .continued
9 steps included in this report.
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