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Post by David Wyld on May 25, 2013 18:56:29 GMT -6
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Post by jalesianelson on Jun 14, 2013 8:36:26 GMT -6
Instant MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well Firing an employee is never an easy task to do. In fact, it is a bit overwhelming, especially if the outcome is unknown. I agree with this article, being organized and prepared is the best way to approach the situation. Pulling the person in the office and explaining why he/she are being terminated is portraying maturity. Sometimes employees do get emotional and seem to step out of the box, but as a leader you should be expecting it and know how to get the situation under control. Having everything prepared beforehand is always a plus, because it shows that you are firm to your word, and that you are protected. This is a good read for someone who has issues with terminating people. I enjoyed reading this article.
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Post by franklinvazquez on Jun 14, 2013 9:17:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
Firing an employee must be definitely an unpleasant experience; however, it is part of every business. Despite the reasons for firing someone, it is always advisable to manage the entire process carefully. Just like the article says, preparation is important to make sure nothing goes wrong when delivering the bad news. Moreover, the manager needs to have supports that will make the employee understand clearly why he or she is being terminated. From a legal perspective, firing someone needs to be completely justified, and the manager should find advise with the human resources department to find the best way to fire someone and avoid confrontations.
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Post by neilthompson on Jun 15, 2013 6:39:48 GMT -6
Instant MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
While firing an individual is not a pleasant or desirable situation, it will most likely be necessary at some point as a business owner. I had a manager that once told me two things about firing an individual that has personally helped me. First, he told me to always remember that it is not personal and I was not the one that made the decisions that put me in the position of needing to fire the individual. Typically before the decision is made to fire an individual, the individual has had some warning and chose not to change a behavior or they have broken rules that they knew existed. Second, he told me to also always be prepared when the time came. There were a few times that I had to fire individuals in this role and each time we would make sure we were prepared and planned for all possible scenarios. We also did everything possible to allow the individual being fired to maintain dignity and not feel humiliation.
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Post by elvia on Jun 16, 2013 9:19:39 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
No one wants to be the bad a guy in the room. When firing an employee you are automatically label the bad guy and you want to make sure any thoughts of retaliation are not acted on! I agree with this article 100%. You want to make sure that you have everything needed for this termination at hand and organized. It is very important to let this person know exactly why they are being fired. If they have any question or objections, respond politely or give them information on how to dispute their case if possible. I would never want to be the one to have to fire an employee, but if that is something I have to do as a leader I will do so. As a human being who cares for their safety, I will also go about firing this person in the nicest way possible. There is no need to belittle the employee, this may lead the situation in the wrong direction. No one wants to feel belittled or humiliated. As a leader you should take every precaution to make sure that the situation at hand goes in the right direction and what needs to be done gets done.
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Post by melissacantrell on Jun 16, 2013 21:09:03 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
I know that it is very important to go about firing an employee in the right way. At Raising Canes, it is very difficult to let an employee go and be completely protected. Our former Operations Manager would often be unprofessional and personally attack the employee. Now that she is no longer with the company, our General Manager takes separations very seriously. When we fire someone, we have more than ample documentation with multiple recorded violations. Only our General and Operation Managers are allowed to handle separations in order to insure complete protection for the company.
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Post by scotthunt13 on Jun 17, 2013 11:21:55 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
Firing someone can't be an easy thing to do; but it's something that must be done in business, hopefully for the better of the company. Pozin is correct when saying you need all the documentation showing why this person is being let go. I've never seen a firing go bad but it does happen. If you have nothing to show the employee then there will be all kinds of questions asked and blaming of other people. It's very easy for a situation like that to get out of control. This is why most placers have a security guard escort the person out even if he/she knows the reasoning for being fired. You definitely want your T's crossed and your I's dotted when a firing is necessary.
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Post by jacobthompson on Jun 17, 2013 11:22:09 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
Being a former business owner, one of the hardest things about my job was letting people go. The truth of the matter is that it NEVER gets easier……..ever. When I did have to let someone go, I’d make sure that I had my manager right there beside me as a witness that the meeting actually took place. I’d also have the employee’s final paycheck as well as other documents that finalized their time with the company. Nice article
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Post by kylekling on Jun 17, 2013 15:26:41 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
You never know what people are capable of when you threaten their livelihood. It can make some people crazy and send them over the edge. So you need to have a plan of how you are going to do it and make it as painless as possible for the person. You must also protect yourself by taking the necessary precautions. You want to make sure this person doesn't have access to anything important in case they try and do something out of anger. People are unpredictable and you need to protect yourself against the unthinkable.
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Post by mda1287 on Jun 17, 2013 18:10:18 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
I have luckily never had the opportunity to fire anyone yet, because I am not a manager. Whenever the time comes that I will have to fire someone, I will make sure that I have everything with me when getting ready to let someone go. As far as actually protecting myself physically, if the person literally flips out and attacks me I think I will be able to handle myself. This protection is more of a lawsuit protection to me. I mean even if the person is in the best mood ever, this bad news might make the person snap. I think that I might have a few people with me in the event that someone does snap and we can't control him/her. There really isn't anything on a resume that will have a mental stability section for a manager to take under consideration.
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Post by hayleymcglothren on Jun 17, 2013 19:36:36 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
This article makes perfect sense. No one is usually happy when they are being let go from a job. I can completely see where having your ducks in a row can be entirely beneficial. If someone begins to yell or overreact, you can give them there paperwork, last check, vacation pay, etc. to end the conversation and send them on their way. Especially today, we live in a much more difficult economy where jobs are harder to get so people probably tend to overreact more than they used to when they are terminated from a job.
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Post by kayminix on Jun 17, 2013 21:22:25 GMT -6
Instant MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
I am not looking forward to the day that I have to let someone go! This is something that never gets any easier especially when it comes to letting someone go who you have spent so much time with. In order to make this easier for me, I will make sure to have everything ready as the article says, as well as reasoning behind why, and what is going to happen, and why they were not a goof it for my particular company. I think that it would also be beneficial to make sure to outline some strengths just so the person doesn't completely feel like a lost cause.
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Post by harrisonrainwater on Jun 18, 2013 15:06:00 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: When Firing Someone, You Need To Protect Yourself As Well
Nobody likes to lose their job which makes this a very daunting task, just as described in the article. I have never been faced with this problem personally; however I have seen the sparks fly when the topic is approached from the wrong angle. Dealing with touchy subjects like this one can become emotional quick and keeping a firm stable ground is the right way to handle it. It is definitely a good idea to have everything that employee needs from the company ready for them to take home so there are no loose ends.
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Post by maryhilse12 on Jun 18, 2013 15:11:38 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Think In 'Or' When You Can Think In 'And'
Thinking with "And" and "Or" will give you more options and better chance to be successful. Keeping an open mind will allow for opportunities that would not normally come up. If one limits their choices, they are selling themselves short, keep you options available. Just because once choice works better does not mean that you cannot try other choices. You need to take the risk sometimes to more ahead.
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Post by blaine on Jun 18, 2013 19:22:57 GMT -6
I know that one day I will have to fire someone, and this is something that I think will be hard to do. I think that this article gave several good pointers to consider when firing someone. You need to be organized at all times but especially when it comes to something as important as terminating an employee. You must ensure that you have all of your business taken care of. You must also make sure that you use effective communication as well. This can make the process easier for you and the employee that you are laying off.
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