2. Read your assigned scenarios. (See below.)
3. Write a script for a discussion with the problem employee in each of the 3 scenarios. (You will be writing a total of 3 different scripts.) Write down exactly what you would propose to say to the employee once you are meeting with him/her. Write it based on the information in my video lecture. Incorporate information from both the meeting outline and the other tips portion. Also include what your plan is for follow-up after the meeting.
4. Post the 3 scripts in one discussion post.
5. When responding to peer posts, think about the following:

• • What do you think they missed in their script? Look at the other tips PowerPoints and you may find some additional information to advise them to include.
  • Is there anything in the script they should be careful about (recall reading this weeks chapters on the various EEO and employment laws)?
  • What other things should your fellow students be aware of and why? Chapter 14 brings out a lot of possible issues to consider: employee rights and personal behavior, privacy rights, fairness, justice, etc., etc.

1. You are an accounting manager, and the business relies on your department to produce accurate financial reports the end of each month. Your department uses Excel. Last month, you hired a new accountant, Taylor, who claimed to be proficient in Excel. However, co-workers have come to you with complaints about Taylors work and questioning his abilities. You need to talk to Taylor.

8. You are a payroll manager supervising 25 people. Your team works in close quarters with little physical separation between workstations. Drew is one of your best performers, yet you have received complaints that Drew tends to sprinkle conversations with rather crude and vulgar references. This is not a team of saints, but some have complained that Drew is crossing the line. You need to talk to Drew.

9. You are a marketing director supervising 18 professionals and support staff. The nature of the work requires a collaborative environment where the professionals give work direction to the support staff. A professional on your team, Dana, has started dating a person on the support staff. Although there is no policy prohibiting dating, several co-workers have complained about the two being too affectionate at work. Some also indicate there is preferential treatment for Danas newfound love interest. You need to talk to Dana.

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