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How to manage a negative Employee?

A negative employee can infect a work group or team with negativity faster than you can imagine. 

This is not the most pleasant component of a manager’s job, but if you manage people, you will eventually encounter a situation in which you need to manage a negative person – for the sake of your other employees and the team.

What are the various ways to deal a negative employee?

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Question added by Mohammad Fazil Sharif- MBA HR , Process Developer , GE Capital
Date Posted: 2015/11/13
Sunayana Banwari
by Sunayana Banwari , Consultant , Active Operations Management LLC

While being a team manager one would need to keep in mind few key points :

1. the current state of employee :- personal & professional

2. Behavioral tendencies :-  anxiety, anger, agitation or mute.

3. Tenure in the company.

 

Steps as a manager could be taken as :

1.  regular1-1's with them to ensure you are listening.

2. Never create comparison between them or rest of the team.

3. timely refresher trainings.

4. encourage participation in extra activities.

5. Avoid personal comments

 

It majorly takes one good ear & actions to deal with employees with these tendencies.. is what we call Managing Individual differences rather than terming them as " Negative Employee"

Ajaz Ahmed
by Ajaz Ahmed , junior engineer , private firm of contracteters(star)

By overshadow his negativity

DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN
by DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN , Moderator , bayt.com

I think it possible by positive motivation & want to know his/her problem.

Muhammad Saey
by Muhammad Saey , Senior Veterinary Doctor , PAFN Public Autority for Food and Nutrition

I think that the successful manager who could manage his team and repair the defects within their capacity. His role is to guide and accommodate the management changes in close overview of the staff to be more and more believable for achieving targets.

 

 The easy failure is to terminate the negative agents till lose the team power or experienced staff.

Nasir Mahmood Dar
by Nasir Mahmood Dar , Radar Operator - Tracker , Royal Bahraini Air Force

No body is born with negativity, it depends on the situation. Any how if such type of employee is present in the set up than he/she must be treated on priority. First try to find out the exact reason for negative attitude than motivate him/her to settle down the issues.

Bahareh Salehi
by Bahareh Salehi , Regulatory and Technical Support (Biomedical Engineer) , Darman Ara

Start with positive feedback and Provide actionable ways to improve on feedback, give constructive criticism, and end with encouragement.

yousif Abdelgni
by yousif Abdelgni , Consultant Engineer , Newtech consultanting groub

to be under control and limit his activities

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