HR & Indigenous Relations
When an employee you supervise is also a friend it can be difficult to manage that close connection professionally. For a friend to understand your situation as a supervisor of them you must communicate regularly, discuss work roles, and avoid nepotism or bias.
The top employee issues are employees are always late, calling in sick, starting late and ending early, having low performance, not getting along, not doing as instructed, don’t participate in meetings, and keep quitting.
Recognizing good work is important because an appreciated worker is loyal, works harder, helps other employees, and becomes engaged. If you create a proper recognition program employees may not even demand higher pay.