#Person1#: How do you think a manager should react to an employee's unsatisfactory work?
#Person2#: If I were a manager, I would have a private talk with this employee to figure out the reasons. It is very important to have this one-to-one discussion in an unthreatening situation without any distraction.
#Person1#: Exactly, I overheard a manager scold his employee in the elevator this morning, they were from the company on the 12th floor, I guess. They were only three of us in the elevator, I felt very embarrassed to be in the middle of them.
#Person2#: Well, I guess the employee would feel more embarrassed and probably angry. Anyway, it is not wise at all to give a harsh time to your employee in front of others, especially strangers.
#Person1#: Sure, no matter what happened, they should wait to discuss in their office and find the solution in a positive way.
#Person1# and #Person2# agree that a manager should discuss an employee's unsatisfactory work one-to-one in a positive way.
private talk