Setting your employees up for success

The Employment Law & HR Podcast

05-07-2024 • 15 mins

We are often called upon by employers and managers to advise on situations where issues with performance arise with employees, and the manager/employer has reached the end of their patience with the individual.

We are also regularly asked by employers about how to manage employees who do not do what is required or are not up to standards.

Whilst we can advise and resolve issues using a formal performance management process it is much better to head off the issues at an early stage and avoid the formal process altogether. In this episode 230 of the podcast I bring you a run down of the key things you can do to set your employees up for success. In this episode of the podcast we cover:

  • Assessing and checking if you and your team understand their role and contribution to the business
  • How to start in setting out goals and targets for each employee
  • Why it is important to have the goals and targets and aims in place
  • How it will help you in the long run
  • How to proactively manage your team
  • Why it is important to proactively manage your team
  • What typically happens when the foundation work has not been done
  • Why it inevitably leads to a dispute if the foundation is not in place and proactively managed
  • The action points that you can take now to set up for success and prevent problems from arising

Training for your Team

Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.

Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk

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As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour

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