Mike Maslanka, who pens a blog oriented toward employers wrote a helpful post on terminating employees. Mike is well read on management and leadership techniques. He suggests the following:
1. Conduct the termination meeting at the employee’s work space or office. He explains that the manager can get up to leave after completing the difficult
Frequently, employees call me and tell me with breathless excitement that the employer is violating some law, the caller knows it and then they pause. They seem to expect me to say, "well, then, ignore them" or "well, ok, then tell them to jump in the lake." …. No, we cannot say those things.
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It is always tough to fire an employee, no matter how much s/he deserves it. But, speaking for the employee, it is can be much more difficult if the employer employs little or no finesse. When to terminate employment is a big part of the equation. Michael Maslanka gives some excellent advice, suggesting earlier in