Making hard decisions is not one of the fun things managers do, but it’s easy to delay making choices because they’re difficult. Often, this comes at a cost to the organization and staff. Managers postpone talking with employees who are struggling often because they’re not sure what to say, or they’re irritated with the employee, or they just don’t want to deal with the conflict. The employee may not be aware they’re doing something wrong and/or others see an employee getti