Managing Difficult Staff: An Interactive Masterclass
Introduction
Managing difficult staff can feel like an endless, exhausting headache that drains your time, energy, and overall team morale.
This high-impact, fully interactive workshop moves far beyond traditional lectures to give you relief. Imagine gaining back your work hours from difficult staff, through hands-on practice, case simulations, and peer feedback, you will discover how to accurately diagnose workplace friction and master strategic conversations that influence real change.
You will practice actionable tools to tap into your staff’s core motivations, build team accountability, and handle tough 1-on-1 dialogues with clarity and confidence.
Course Objectives
- Identify Root Causes: Differentiate clearly between poor performance results and toxic workplace behaviors.
- Diagnose 5 Difficult Staff Types: Categorize and handle specific employee profiles, including the Passive Coconut, Unreliable Banana, Conflict Chilli, Negative Lemon, and Know-it-all Avocado.
- Master High-Impact Dialogue: Apply the structured PUSHE framework to lead constructive, influence-driven performance conversations.
- Tap Into Motivation: Align individual drivers with workplace goals to turn resistance into active engagement.
- Build Lasting Accountability: Establish actionable follow-up plans that ensure long-term behavioral transformation.
Course Content
- Decode: Uncover the root causes of staff resistance, separating emotional noise from tangible operational impact.
- Diagnosis: Map workplace behaviors against 5 distinct fruit profiles to apply the right management strategy.
- Dialogue: Master the step-by-step PUSHE conversation framework to lead structured, empathetic, and assertive 1-on-1s.
- Deliver: Connect staff inner motivations to clear expectations, securing commitment and measurable accountability.
Key Takeaways
- A tailored diagnostic toolkit to neutralize the fruits Passive Coconut, Unreliable Banana, Conflict Chilli, Negative Lemon, and Know-it-all Avocado.
- The proprietary PUSHE conversation script for confident, stress-free manager dialogues.
- Practical strategies to uncover staff motivation and re-align disengaged employees.
- Hands-on experience and real-time feedback from live peer simulations.
- A personalized action plan ready to apply to your current workplace challenges.


