Overview
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Learn best practices for letting an employee go in a thoughtful, fair, and considerate way that can minimize your stress.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- The correct way to terminate an employee
- Termination in context
- Overview of the termination process
- Knowing when termination is appropriate
- Dealing with serious offenses
- Preparing your documentation
- Managing internal communication
- Anticipating common questions
- When the employee is not at fault
- Thinking through the logistics
- Understanding meeting participant roles
- Understanding the langauge of termination
- Delivering the news
- Responding to negativity
- Avoiding common pitfalls
- Closing the meeting
- Moving forward after a termination
