Having to terminate is likely one of the most challenging responsibilities of a manager. Here are five best practices to help make the transition less painful for employee and employer, and minimize backlash and confusion. 1. Ground your decision to terminate in fact...
Layoffs
Best Practices for Terminating an Employee
Having to terminate is likely one of the hardest parts of running a business. It requires finesse, compassion, and conciseness; and if you do it right, you can make the transition painless for employee and employer. Every company operates differently but they all have...
How Not to Fire an Employee
Having to fire an employee or employees is often one of the worst parts of having a job—for both the employee being let go and the person doing the firing. Most of the time these terminations go off without much more than an air of sadness and perhaps a few tears BUT...
Terminations
“You’re fired.” Sometimes, the reason we don’t terminate someone is that we’re afraid or we don't want to hurt somebody's feelings. But remember this, if it’s not a good fit, then it’s best for everyone involved for the working relationship to come to an end. The...
Hire Slow, Fire Fast, Step Carefully, Act Decisively
The Ad Determining exactly what you need and putting it down on paper is like a playbook for a winning football game. It will help you write your recruitment ad, determine the questions you're going to ask during screenings and interviews, evaluate how the individual...