Delivering Bad News to Those Who Deserve It
“It’s not the difficult conversations that bite you the hardest,” I told the manager. “It’s the ones you put off … Continue reading Delivering Bad News to Those Who Deserve It
Category: Discipline
Unfairly Fired: My Supervisor Set Me Up; Are You Sure About That?
Question: My employer unfairly fired me. My supervisor set me up. Here’s the situation. My supervisor texted me. He did … Continue reading Unfairly Fired: My Supervisor Set Me Up; Are You Sure About That?
Surviving the Dreaded “You’re Fired” Interview
The Dreaded “You’re Fired” Interview You dread what you’re about to do. You know your employee deserves to be fired, … Continue reading Surviving the Dreaded “You’re Fired” Interview
Firing Without Backfiring, Avoiding the Revenge of the Difficult, Fired Employee
The final revenge of the difficult, fired employee. You’ve hesitated to fire him, you’ve given him chance after chance, but … Continue reading Firing Without Backfiring, Avoiding the Revenge of the Difficult, Fired Employee
Employees That Ask To Be Fired: A New Trend to Obtain a Strategic Advantage
At first, you think you’re imagining things. Your employee, “Kevin,” seems to want you to fire him. It started with … Continue reading Employees That Ask To Be Fired: A New Trend to Obtain a Strategic Advantage
2 Easily Fixable Mistakes Managers Make When Disciplining Employees–And the Solution
If You’re a Supervisor Writing Documentation, Watch What You Write—It Can Bite You
Your recorded words—they’re direct evidence. Direct evidence is evidence that proves the existence of a fact. Direct evidence includes someone … Continue reading If You’re a Supervisor Writing Documentation, Watch What You Write—It Can Bite You
The #1 Mistake Managers Make When Disciplining Employees
This 70 second video engages you in a short experiment that gives you the answer: IMPACT. Begin with impact, and … Continue reading The #1 Mistake Managers Make When Disciplining Employees
Documentation That Makes the Case The Employee Deserved to be Fired
As an expert witness (qualified in Court in management best practices, HR, and workplace issues), I’m often handed documentation by … Continue reading Documentation That Makes the Case The Employee Deserved to be Fired
Bosses, Don’t Let Yourself Be Tricked Into Firing the Wrong Employee: When An Employee Has Possibly Set Up A Rival To Get Fired
Question: Our coffee/food stand is open 12 hours a day — we catch the “going to work” crowd and the … Continue reading Bosses, Don’t Let Yourself Be Tricked Into Firing the Wrong Employee: When An Employee Has Possibly Set Up A Rival To Get Fired