CoachApply Master for Jacksonville Public Library

Employee is Argumentative with Members

Suggested Strategy: Use a permission-Based Question to help the

employee open up to feedback to lessen the individual’s room to

become argumentative.

Suggested Questions:

→ Permission-Based Question + The Sword: So that I don’t make any assumptions because that would be unfair to you, I would like to share

my perceptions as it relates to your interactions with members. Would

that be okay with you? (When they respond that you may give

feedback, share any observations you have made related to the

employee becoming argumentative with members.)

→ Reflective Question: I’m going to go get us some coffee / use the restroom / etc. and when I come back, I would like to discuss a strategy

that you think we could take on together to help you approach situations

with members in a more effective way.

Suggested Activities:

→ Role Play: Practice these conversations where the employee would previously become argumentative. Set the scene for a scenario and

practice, having the employee play both roles. After each conversation,

give the employee feedback starting with what they did well, as well as

what they could improve for next time.

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