Contents
Appropriate preparation for problem solving
- What exactly are the problems with the: employee?
- How do I identify real deficits and how do I plan bridging options?
- Which tasks do I do myself and which are better handled by a qualified HR representative?
Communication
- Permissible approach and questioning of:frequently ill or long-term sick employee.
- Clarification of possible triggering factors.
- Form of appointments at the end of the interview.
- The active participation of line managers in company integration management (BEM) or in preliminary discussions due to illness.
- Addressing Employees in the event of performance-related deficiencies.
- Sensible planning of training/bridging measures.
- Orientation, motivation and critique meetings.
- Openness and supportive impulses in the context of annual discussions with the: employee.
The critique interview
- Good preparation as a basis: documentation of the poor performance, preliminary negotiations and provisional agreements with the employee.
- Structure of the critique meeting: Defining target corridors, rules for conducting the discussion, recording important facts and results - avoiding ambiguity.
- Avoidance of typical mistakes such as prolonged passivity, avoidance of discussions, downplaying intolerable behavior, lack of a clear line, etc.
- The crucial importance of the catalog of measures.
Strategies to retain strong Employees
- Lead talks.
- Maintaining contact with Employees who are sent to other locations or abroad.
Workshop for practical rehearsal of typical conflict discussions
- Employees who have changed their performance, low performers, long-term or frequently short-term sick employees, those partially unable to work, workaholics, addicts.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
Dr. Wetzling, publisher of the reference book "Umgang mit Low Performern" (Beck Verlag), provides you with practical knowledge on how to master difficult conversations with employees in the best possible way.
- After this training you will be sensitized for dealing with difficult Employees, but also with those you would like to keep.
- You will have worked through and practiced relevant interview situations in various personnel-critical constellations so that you are better prepared for practical situations.
- You will gain valuable insights into psychological patterns and learn how to see through them and break through them if necessary.
- You can work in suitable cooperation with the HR department as you ensure optimal preparation. HR will later become a genuine business partner for difficult personnel situations. However, you are the HR manager.
Methods
Day 1: Lecture, presentation, discussion
Day 2: Workshop, acting out and rehearsing typical conversation situations
Day 1: Lecture, presentation, discussion
Day 2: Workshop, acting out and rehearsing typical conversation situations
Recommended for
Managers in line functions and managers with qualified leadership responsibility.
Seminar evaluation for "Difficult Employees: conversation training for managers"







30551
Start dates and details
Monday, 15.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 16.09.2025
08:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 19.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 20.01.2026
08:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.