Management assistant
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An employee seems unmotivated and reluctant to adopt a new way of working. How can I discuss this without jumping to conclusions?
“Unmotivated” and “resistance” are first impressions. Explore specific behaviour, the employee’s perspective and your own approach before drawing a conclusion.
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An employee seems unmotivated and reluctant to adopt a new way of working. How can I discuss this without jumping to conclusions?
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A better-prepared conversation.
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Clarify expectations and support
Facts and interpretations
- You describe two tasks that were not completed by the agreed deadlines.
- “Unmotivated” and “resistance” remain interpretations, not established characteristics of the employee.
- The employee mentions conflicting priorities. That is a reported obstacle, not a confirmed full explanation.
- The priorities have changed. It is not known whether guidance and resources are still sufficient.
Still to explore
- Which priorities conflicted, and what did you need to move forward?
- Which priorities changed and whether time, guidance and resources matched them.
Conversation goal
Discuss conflicting priorities, expectations and the support needed. Clarify what needs to be agreed again.
Key questions
- Which priorities conflicted, and what did you need to move forward?
- What do we need to clarify or agree again?
- What did I miss by mainly pushing to meet the schedule?
- What first step is achievable, and what support would it require?
Possible opening
The two tasks were not finished when we agreed. I mainly focused on the deadlines. Which priorities conflicted, and what did you need to move forward?
Follow-up
- Record the priority, the support needed and the agreement made together.
- Check together that the summary is accurate and agree when to talk again.
Review the selected example information
- Facts
- Two agreed tasks were not completed by the agreed deadlines.
- Perspective
- The employee says that different priorities are conflicting.
- Expectations
- The priorities have changed; I do not know whether the guidance and resources are still sufficient.
- Your approach
- I mainly pushed to meet the schedule, without asking what was difficult.
- Goal
- Agree on a clear, achievable next step together.
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