Conflict and drama at work create chaos, unhappiness, and tension among employees, as well as encourage a lack of productivity.
You can take steps to end it and ensure it never gets a foothold in your place of business. The following suggestions may help you keep your work environment running smoothly.

1. Create an addendum to your employee handbook defining office drama and outline company policy to handle it.
2. Clarify roles & outline job responsibilities so there can be no doubt.. Make job descriptions public so everyone knows who should do what.
3. Teach employees how to handle tense situations at work. Emphasize the importance of speaking respectfully and lis-tening carefully.
4. Set ground rules for meetings so that everyone feels free to participate.
5. Consider lunch to relax employees. Let them socialize and reduce tensions before returning to the problem.
6. Document all workplace incidents for fu-ture reference, if needed.
7. Teach employees how to communicate. Use videos and special training if needed.

“You will only be remembered for 2 things: The problems you solve or the ones you create.” – Mike Murdock

Benefits of Retaining a PEO

Do employee issues take up too much of your day? Consider this:

1. A PEO can reduce your cost of benefits. The PEO provides access to better rates that small companies may not access.
2. A PEO helps you keep best employees by offering better benefits.
3. A PEO helps you keep your business com-pliant with Federal & State hiring laws.
4. A PEO helps you focus on what is most im-portant to you by handling the HR tasks for you.
5. A PEO can reduce the cost of Workers Compensation Insurance.

Keep Up with Emerging Trends in Today’s Workplace

• There will be a focus on reshaping employee experience for better employee en-gagement, development and performance.
• Companies will continue replacing performance reviews with regular check-ins and direct feedback, promoting more accountability, focusing on individual and team performance and effectively giving more power to employees.

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