Managing Difficult Employees
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Speaker : AUDREY HALPERN
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When : Wednesday, October 08, 2025
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Time : 01 : 00 PM EST
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Audrey Halpern is a soft skills training facilitator consultant with 20+ years of experience.Audrey’s is currently a faculty member of American Management Association where she trains communication skills.
When difficult employee behavior is not addressed properly, other employeesbecome resentful, they lose respect for your organization’s leaders, and they start modeling thedifficult employee’s behavior. Employee morale decreases and your organization’s results andculture suffer. This webinar provides practical strategies for dealing with difficult people andsituations in the workplace. The strategies that are covered in this webinar should offer a path toconfidently address difficult employees before the situation gets out of hand.
Learning Objectives
- Define and discuss different personality types
- Consider differences in work styles and generational approaches• Use assertiveness and negotiation rather than emotion
- Become familiar with the personalities of people you find difficult and how to interactmore effectively
- Learn why certain people push your buttons
- Understand and recognize the key themes that make conversations difficult
- Learn to prepare effectively for a difficult conversation\
- Confront someone calmly and respectfully• Avoid common (but critical) mistakes• Become a better listener
- Overcome the fears that lead you to avoid conversations
- Know when and how to end a difficult conversation
- Promote joint problem-solving around a difficult issue
- Deal with a variety of difficult people with more skill and confidence
Who Should Attend
Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
Topic Background
Difficult employees make the workplace miserable for everybody. Sometimes confronting themcauses more problems and sometimes ignore them sounds like a better plan. Unfortunately,dealing with difficult employees is an unavoidable part of any manager’s job, and it’s best toaddress the matter sooner rather than later.This webinar covers essential skills every supervisorand manager must know to deal difficult employees, to prevent challenging situations, and tocreate a culture of mutual respect and understanding.
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$160.00
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