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101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges
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101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

by Paul Falcone
April 2009
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
8h 57m
English
AMACOM
Content preview from 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager’s Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

CHAPTER 9SubstandardCommunication Skills

Arguably the most important skill that workers need to excel in their careers lies in their communication abilities. Survey after survey finds that employers look to staffers’ communication skills above all else to ensure that business progresses without undue interruption. Still, it’s more than just how well someone speaks when spoken to when it comes to communication. More often, it has to do with a level of awareness or sensitivity in terms of feeding information up to management and keeping senior leaders in the know, lest they find out about surprises from individuals outside the group.

Yet, there is even a further issue of concern regarding communication abilities: the record being set by employees ...

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