Managing Difficult Workers

Dealing with difficult workers can be … difficult
管理難搞員工   - 應付難搞員工可能會很……難搞

Uncle Bob: You need to figure out how to make this a win-win situation.
Ben: How do I do that?
Uncle Bob: Well, problem employees often behave the way they want, because their behavior has helped them get what they want in the past.
Ben: There's definitely a kernel of truth in that.
Uncle Bob: So making this a win-win situation will depend on making sure that bad behavior is no longer an effective way for Ralph to get what he wants.
Ben: I already have rules, It's just that he won't abide by them.
Uncle Bob: Then you need to have clearly defined consequences for rule breaking and use them.
Ben: Ok, so I need a plan.
Uncle Bob: That's a start, but don't just sit around lamenting the situation and planning a response.  Once the rules and consequences have been communicated, the main things is to confront problems head-on.
Ben: And if problems continue?
Uncle Bob: Make sure that consequences match the magnitude of the problem.
Ben: And ultimately I need to act in the best interest of my business.
Uncle Bob: Right. And a time may come when it's no longer worth tolerating the problem.  Then you'll  have to let him go.
Ben: Thanks for the advice.
Uncle Bob: Well, I hope things work out.

Vocabulary Tips:
kernel -果肉的果核。此指“一小部分”。
*I assume there's a kernel of truth in her argument. 有一部分事实。。
kernel - 重要部位。核心。
*the kernel of the company's problem is its insufficient funds.
abide - stay.
abide by - submit to it,  follow the rule. 遵行，忍受承受 （遵守+by + 受词）
*Not many people here abide by the traffic rules.
abiding (adj) -遵守的。
*a law-abiding citizen. 一个守法的公民。
*I can't abide that man's rude behavior.忍受，，，那人粗鲁的行为举止。
lament - mourn. 悔恨，哀悼，悲叹，感到叹息。
*Lamenting a past glory won't help you have another breakthrough.
*Our neighbor Mr. wang lamenting the ungratefulness of the young generation. 感到叹息。。不知感谢，不知感恩。。。
magnitude - something big, describe the measurement of the big thing. 重要性，严重性。  'mag' - big.
*Now we're facing a financial crisis of considerable magnitude.
magnitude -等级，强度。（规模）
*The 6.5 magnitude earthquake caused a lot of casualties. 损伤，伤亡。
comfrotatin - comfront, point out, bring out the problem.
head-on - don't go around, be directly, say directly.
best interest - think something for someone, not just yourself.

Language Tips:
let someone go - fire someone from the work. 开除某人，解雇某员工。。
Then you'll have to let him go.
pink slip - fire notification paper. (these days are no longer pink, usually in white.) 解雇单。早期雇主解雇人，就在薪水袋里放一张粉红色的字条，上面写着为何原因被解雇。pink slip 虽然仍延生至今，但是解雇单已经不再用粉红色纸张了。