What should an organization do if a highly skilled individual is very disruptive to a work team? Tolerate the bad behavior and the resulting impact on employee morale and productivity? Terminate the employee and lose his or her needed skills, experience, and talent?
The good news is that these aren’t the only choices.
In this Webinar, national expert, Michael Herkov, PhD, will discuss how organizations can successfully manage key, disruptive employees so that they can optimize employee and organizational performance.
Attendees will learn:
- how to identify a disruptive employee
- common approaches to managing disruptive employees … and why they do not work
- effective strategies for managing the disruptive employee
- how to create a mutually supportive environment that promotes healthy behavior
About the Speaker
Michael Herkov, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Herkov received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University graduating Magna Cum Laude and completed an internship at Eastern Virginia Medical Center. His Postdoctoral education included the Forensic Psychiatry Training Program at the University of Florida and Neuropsychological Assessment Training at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Gainesville, Florida with both Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Psychiatry mentors.
Dr. Herkov has been practicing forensic psychology since 1994. He has a national reputation as a forensic expert, testifying in state and federal criminal and civil courts in Florida, the Southeast and Puerto Rico. He specializes in clinical psychological and neuropsychological assessment, treatment and forensic evaluation of a variety of adult and adolescent populations, and testifies in both civil and criminal cases.
Dr. Herkov is the Program Director for P.O.W.E.R. (Personal and Occupational Wellness Efficacy and Rejuvenation) Director of Forensic and Addiction Psychology, Chief Psychologist at Shands Vista Florida Recovery Center Dr. Herkov is involved in the continued assessment of impaired professionals and serves as a consultant to the Professional Resource Network and Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Additionally, he has been involved in the assessment and treatment of impaired and disruptive professionals for nearly 20 years and has testified before various healthcare and legal licensing boards. He currently serves as a consultant to the Florida Professionals Resource Network and the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.
Dr. Herkov is frequently called to provide expert testimony in civil and criminal court cases. In the civil arena Dr. Herkov testifies in all matters except child custody. Dr. Herkov’s areas of expert testimony include traumatic brain injury, psychological injury, malpractice, testamentary capacity, PTSD, employment issues such as sexual harassment, death and grief, sexual offenders, etc. This includes evaluations for both the plaintiff and the defense. In criminal court, he testifies on issues of competency to proceed, sanity at the time of the alleged offense, diminished capacity (although Florida calls this specific intent crimes) and mitigation issues.
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