{"id":718,"date":"2018-02-02T17:16:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T22:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:09:25","slug":"bugle-39-managers-are-scared-to-talk-to-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/bugle-39-managers-are-scared-to-talk-to-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Managers are Scared to Talk to Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Happy February Friday!<\/strong>\u00a0January 2018 is gone forever. That sure happened fast.\u00a0Hopefully your first month was productive!<\/p>\n<p>We made a few upgrades to Blissbook. The table of contents is improved, we fixed a number of bugs, the subscription flow is smoother, and your rehires are handled more elegantly. We also put together the week&#8217;s best HR, leadership, and policy management articles for you. We hope you enjoy giving these a look!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 36px; text-align: center; color: #f05522;\">\u2726 \u2726 \u2726<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article of the Week:<\/strong>\u00a0This\u00a0week&#8217;s highlighted article (look for the <span style=\"color: #f05522;\">\u2726<\/span> below) reminds us why underneath our Plucky company value we have &#8220;You initiate difficult conversations even when it\u2019s a difficult topic.&#8221; Hopefully this article can help you help your employees be Plucky too!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/improvement-myths-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2476\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/improvement-myths-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Show Employees You Care<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #f05522;\">\u2726\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Almost 70% of US managers are scared to talk to their employees\" href=\"https:\/\/work.qz.com\/1171890\/almost-70-of-us-managers-are-scared-to-talk-to-their-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Almost 70% of US managers are scared to talk to their employees<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f05522;\">\u2726<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/small-company-hr-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2495\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/small-company-hr-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Protect Your Company<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Dealing with Sexual Harassment When Your Company Is Too Small to Have HR\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/02\/dealing-with-sexual-harassment-when-your-company-is-too-small-to-have-hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dealing with Sexual Harassment When Your Company Is Too Small to Have HR<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Investigating Claims of Harassment, Part 2: Interviewing the Complainant and Planning the Investigation<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Is telecommuting a reasonable accommodation?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constangy.com\/employment-labor-insider\/is-telecommuting-a-reasonable-accommodation-it-depends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is telecommuting a reasonable accommodation?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"FMLA Leave: Tom Brady Plays Through the Pain \u2013 Why Can\u2019t Your Employees?\" href=\"http:\/\/hrdailyadvisor.blr.com\/2018\/01\/29\/fmla-leave-tom-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FMLA Leave: Tom Brady Plays Through the Pain \u2013 Why Can\u2019t Your Employees?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Fighting Back: FMLA Fraud and Abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nyc-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nyc-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 10px;\">Location-Specific Company Protection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Massachusetts:\u00a0Sick Pay Does Not Constitute Wages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/publication\/massachusetts-high-court-rules-sick-pay-does-not-constitute-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts:\u00a0Sick Pay Does Not Constitute Wages<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"New York City:\u00a0Key Portion of Fair Workweek Law Put On Pause\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fisherphillips.com\/resources-alerts-key-portion-of-nycs-fair-workweek-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City:\u00a0Key Portion of Fair Workweek Law Put On Pause<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pennsylvania: The Weather Outside Is&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/manager-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/manager-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy February Friday!\u00a0January 2018 is gone forever. 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