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How to Fire Someone Without Destroying Them
Firing Digital ArticleMaking a tough conversation easier. -
How to Tell Someone They’re Being Laid Off
Firing Best PracticeDon’t talk about how difficult the decision was for you. -
How to Bounce Back After Getting Laid Off
Career planning Best PracticeTake care of yourself and your career. -
When Can You Fire for Off-Duty Conduct?
Firing Magazine Article“One time they brought me a lot of stuff about his personal life, and I told them I didn’t give a damn about that. That wasn’t my business. It was while he was at work that was my business.” (President Harry S Truman commenting on FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover)1 The consequences of private indiscretions […] -
A Step-by-Step Guide to Firing Someone
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The Right Way to Check a Reference
Hiring Digital ArticleDo a thorough job, and you’ll never have to fire someone again. -
Why You Should Fire Yourself
Career planning Digital ArticleWhen 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, […] -
Who New CEOs Fire First
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When Should You Fire a “Good Enough” Employee?
Firing Digital ArticleThree questions can help. -
Discipline Without Punishment—At Last
Human resource management Magazine ArticleIt was a particularly nasty incident involving a foreman that triggered Tampa Electric Company’s decision to switch to a nonpunitive approach to discipline. The labor relations manager recalled the 1977 confrontation between the foreman and a lineman this way: “The lineman’s confrontational behavior caused the working foreman to grab the lineman by his shirt collar […] -
You’ve Been Fired: Now What?
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Case of the Temperamental Talent
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTidewater Corp. CEO Bob Salinger faces a dilemma: his most valuable employee, boat designer Ken Vaughn, is also his most destructive. Because of his great... -
How to Get Fired with Dignity
Managing yourself Digital ArticleJohn Thain’s resolute face popped off the front page of the Wall Street Journal recently. Fired from his post at the helm of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, he now “fires back,” the headline screamed. The Murdoch-era WSJ likes a good gun fight. Fired, fire back, and fire again. I imagine that Thain, whom […] -
The Right Way to Be Fired
Firing Magazine ArticleChances are that you will be fired at least once. When that day comes, will your reaction hurt you or help you? -
Case Study: Should He Be Fired for That Facebook Post?
Social platforms Magazine ArticleA small-business owner deals with a prized employee’s very public misstep. -
When to Fire a Top Performer Who Hurts Your Company Culture
Managing people Digital ArticleA rubric for evaluating skilled-but-undermining employees. -
Case of the Willful Whistle-Blower
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleJim, an employee of the nuclear division of Fairway Electric, discovered a report written fifteen years ago about a flaw in the design of their Radon... -
Firing Someone the Right Way
Firing Digital ArticlePerhaps 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 go,” “dismissed,” or otherwise taken off the payroll. It’s a gut-wrenching conversation, knowing how this simple act affects a person’s career, self-esteem, and livelihood. Firing an employee […] -
Why Do We Publicly Shame People Out of Their Jobs?
Firing Digital ArticleA new book examines mob behavior in social media. -
Nothing Prepared Me to Manage AIDS
Managing people Magazine ArticleThe trouble with almost everything I read about AIDS or AIDS in the workplace is that it’s too cut and dried. Popular advice to managers is strikingly unhelpful because it always seems to involve choices that are neat and easy. Confidentiality, equity, and accommodation are among the prescribed managerial practices, but these words describe a […]
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Advanced Laser Clinics (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
Milford Industries (A1)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00Presents the salesforce performance data of the Milford (A) case in a format suitable for spreadsheet analysis using a personal computer. -
Milford Industries (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative... -
You've Just Got to Fire Him (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00Presents a continuation of the (A) case. -
Kramer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95The 12-year career of Mr. Bob Marsh is traced, from recruitment to termination. Data on Kramer's sales management, performance evaluation, compensation,... -
That Little Voice Inside (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95Just after 8:00 p.m. on a Monday evening, Catherine Russell, senior vice president and director of business development at Western Banking Group, arrived... -
Advanced Laser Clinics (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
Kathryn McNeil (A), Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old... -
The Royal Harbour Resort & Spa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95The Royal Harbour Resort & Spa was a large hotel and spa with over 300 employees. In December 2010, the human resources manager was advised by the general... -
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95At the May 1996 annual shareholders meeting, Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill reported that Alcoa was making great progress toward becoming a world-class leader,... -
Sumeru Software Solutions: Creating a Culture of Serene Dynamism
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95Sumeru Software Solutions was a software-development-consultancy organization headquartered in Bangalore, India, with offices in Washington D.C., Dubai... -
Milford Industries (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. -
Two Tough Calls (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95A young female manager must decide whether to terminate two poorly performing managers who work for her. Shows the practical and ethical issues involved... -
Ron Perez (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95The division human resources officer must decide whether to discipline a long-time employee for misusing company time and for improperly filling out time... -
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A), Spanish Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has... -
Facebook Folly at Northeast BMW (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95The Vice President and General Manager of Northeast BMW, a family-owned car dealership, must determine what disciplinary actions to take against an employee... -
You've Just Got to Fire Him (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00Presents a continuation of the (B) case. -
Lexon Corp. (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95Lexon Corp. lawyers must decide how to respond to two lawsuits challenging the company's interception of electronic mail on privacy grounds. They must... -
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (A), Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95Senior managers at Martin Marietta are considering two questions: how to assess the company's seven-year-old ethics program; and how to deal with employees'... -
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00The president of one of Martin Marietta's four main operating companies has learned of procurement irregularities in the company he manages. The problems...