First time firing : handle this tough but essential management task with confidence and professionalism /
"Firing someone is a difficult but sometimes necessary management task; it is essential that you maintain your professionalism. Beginning with helpful advice on making a termination decision, HR expert Rebecca Mazin breaks down the process from the initial decision, through to planning and cond...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birmingham, U.K. :
Impackt Pub.,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Making the Decision to Terminate
- Does the employee fit the job?
- Hard and soft skills
- Dealing with poor performance
- When do I institute a performance improvement plan?
- Should you give new hires a second (or third) chance?
- Investigating employee misconduct and rule violations
- One, two, three strikes and you're out?
- Consistency counts
- Are there rules and regulations to follow?
- Preparing a recommendation to terminateUse a termination checklist
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Preparing for a Termination Conversation
- Who do I notify?
- Who needs to be in the room?
- Communication and equipment
- Where's the company cell phone?
- Should I request a final paycheck?
- Keep your termination checklist handy
- Gather your notes and practice
- What if the employee cries?
- Timing makes a difference
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Conducting a Termination Conversation
- Where should we meet?
- Write it down and take notes
- Start with a statement of purposeSample opening statements for terminations due to poor performance
- Sample opening statements for terminations due to misconduct or rule violations
- Sample opening statements for terminations due to failure to fit for position
- Stick to the facts
- When do I say, You're fired?
- Handling emotional people
- Concluding the conversation
- Words to use and words to avoid
- The special situation of reductions in staff
- Summary
- Chapter 4: After the Employee Leaves
- Write a summary
- Internal communications
- Should I talk to the employee I fired last week?Do I give a reference?
- Summary