WHEN MANAGER AVOIDANCE BECOMES AN HR PROBLEM

A manager tolerates poor performance, provides vague feedback, documents little, and then asks HR to support a PIP, discipline, or termination.

HR is then being asked to compensate for management that did not occur.

When Managers Avoid Performance Problems gives HR managers a practical framework for determining what must happen before formal action is supported—and when responsibility needs to return to the manager.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Participants will learn how to:

  • Determine whether sufficient management action has occurred before supporting a PIP, discipline, or termination

  • Evaluate whether expectations, feedback, documentation, and opportunities to improve are adequate

  • Recognize when HR support has become managerial substitution

  • Respond when a manager requests formal action prematurely

  • Return responsibility to the manager without creating unnecessary conflict

  • Strengthen documentation and reduce unsupported performance decisions

PRACTICAL TOOLS INCLUDED

Each participant receives:

  • Formal Action Readiness Checklist

  • HR Intervention Decision Guide

  • Performance Documentation Quality Test

  • Accountability Conversation Guide

  • PIP, Discipline, and Termination Readiness Review

  • 30-Day Application Guide

These tools are designed for immediate use when managers bring performance concerns to HR.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Designed for HR managers and other HR professionals responsible for advising managers on performance, discipline, PIPs, and termination decisions.

SEMINAR DETAILS

Format: Live online seminar
Duration: 90 minutes
Regular Price: CA$245
Sale Price: CA$195

Registration includes the digital participant toolkit, certificate of completion, and a 30-minute follow-up question-and-answer session.

OUR SEMINAR GUARANTEE

Attend the seminar, apply the material, and contact Seattle Consulting Group within 30 days if you believe the program did not deliver meaningful practical value. We will refund your registration fee.

Registration substitutions are permitted at no additional charge.

REGISTER

Managers should not be able to transfer unresolved performance problems to HR simply because action became difficult.

Register for When Managers Avoid Performance Problems and learn how to determine when HR should support formal action—and when the manager still has work to do.