March 18th, 2019 
adminCommunication is essential to leadership success but knowing how and when to use your business communication tools often takes time and practice. Consider the following case study:
You are the manager of a team of workers and Diego is one of your employees. Before joining your department three months ago Diego worked six months in another area. Since assigned to your unit Diego has been repeatedly late for work or absent. Other employees are complaining. You’ve learned that Diego had a similar problem in the other department.
Company policy states that if an employee is warned of such a problem and the behaviorscontinue the individual maybe given a three-day suspension without pay.
One important item to consider: Diego when hes on the job is a top performer and someone you definitely want to keep on the payroll. He can run circles around the other people. He just has problems with tardiness and absenteeism.
Instructions
Your goal with this assignment is tocreate a comprehensive communication strategy to correct Diego’s performance issue.You plan to schedule a face-to-face meeting with Diego to address the matter. First you must notify Diego of the meeting via email. Next you must plan the agenda for your face-to-face meeting with Diego.
Step One: Email -Create an email for Diego to notify him of the meeting. Use Chapter 6: Formatting for Correspondence (pp. 133-147) inBusiness and Professional Writing: A Basic Guideby MacRae to help you format your email. For the body of your email use Chapter 8: Bad News Letters (pp. 162-173) as your guide.
When composing your email consider the following questions:
Based on your answers include the date time and location for the meeting in the body of your email.
Step Two: Face-to-Face Meeting Agenda -Every successful meeting has a pre-planned agenda. Read the following guidelines onHow to Conduct an Effective Disciplinary Interviewby Ruth Mayhew.
When creating your meeting agenda consider the following questions:
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