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How to handle negative employees
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Industry experts share strategies for tackling workplace dysfunction By HOWARD RIELL | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC
Managing people can be rough. ¶ Managing negative people can be murder. ¶ While chronic naysayers hurt an organization in many ways, opinions differ on what’s to be done with them — ranging from better communication to employing leverage or outright dismissal. ¶ “Managing dysfunctional employees is not always an easy fix, and to be done effectively, a manager must exert some effort,” said Richard Gardner, an assistant professor in the department of ne g ativ ity, Co nti nued on page 15
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