Dismissing employees

It’s one of the hardest decisions a manager will ever have to make.

Delivering your message with kindness and care is better for both employees and your company.

Make the transition easier.

A small-business owner deals with a prized employee's very public misstep.

What the law says and what managers need to know.

When Ken Deaver, CEO of Fairway Electric, promoted me to vice president of the nuclear division, I was on top of the world. Now, just a month later, it feels like the world’s on top of me. I’m used to having a team to share the problems, but now I’m on my own. At least […]

There are both legal and moral questions to consider.

Too many managers wait too long.

When management changes were announced at General Motors earlier this month, most people focused on the firing of CEO Fritz Henderson and his replacement by Chairman Ed Whitacre. The more significant moves, however, were those that took place afterwards when Whitacre promoted a number of younger managers (including two women) to key positions. Taken together, […]

This is no time to play the tough guy.

Shame is what keeps failure from becoming wisdom.

You still have to earn a living.

Be respectful and compassionate.

Don’t talk about how difficult the decision was for you.

A rubric for evaluating skilled-but-undermining employees.

Four questions to ask before you make a painful decision.

The CEO of a fictional pharmaceutical marketing company in India has positioned the company as the ethical alternative to its competitors, going as far...

Perhaps the most difficult part of any manager's job is telling a subordinate that he can no longer stay with the company - that he's been "fired," "let...

Making a tough conversation easier.

Four key areas to consider.