Individual employees, work units, and even entire organizations can experience low morale and a decrease in productivity due to downsizing, reorganization, advances in technology, changes in management, and other factors.

Supervising people is a difficult job. COPE's management consultants can assist managers who are struggling to find ways to:

• motivate employees
• provide feedback about performance
• resolve workplace disputes
• increase morale
• improve team functioning and cohesiveness
• facilitate change
• understand human behavior

Workplace problems are unique to every workgroup and are often very complex. COPE can help managers look beneath the surface, determine what is happening, and devise strategies for resolution.

COPE's expertise in assessing these kinds of situations, making recommendations, and providing appropriate interventions can assist managers in making decisions that will promote a more productive and satisfying atmosphere in which to work.