Posts Tagged ‘firing workers’
Have you ever personally had to fire someone or lay someone off?
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 160,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: Have you ever personally had to fire someone or lay someone off? Yes. I’ve done it many times: 49% Yes. I’ve [...]
You shouldn’t fire employees by surprise
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Two weeks ago, we asked: This week, Yahoo! made news by firing its CEO over the phone. Would you ever fire or seriously discipline an employee over [...]
Advice for new bosses
This post is by Hank Gilman, deputy managing editor of Fortune. This article is inspired by his book, “You Can’t Fire Everyone: And Other Lessons from an Accidental Manager.” I’d like to believe that all sorts of bosses, at all experience levels, will get something out of reading my new book. But truth be told, [...]
This week’s most clicked
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce this past week: The firing of Shirley Sherrod: An HR “fiasco” 3 body-language tricks every executive should know At Zappos.com, happiness is the key to wellness The key to better hiring? Behavioral interviewing How you’ll know when it’s time to cut someone loose 4 ways to build [...]
This week’s most clicked:
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce this past week: 4 keys to remember when firing someone 5 keys for organizational change Do you know what others think about you? Planning for next-generation leadership 4 steps to rallying the troops Photo credit, iStock
Today’s bonus tracks
As we prepare SmartBrief on Workforce each day, we make decisions about the mix of eight stories that appear in the newsletter. Over time, however, we’ve found more than a few gems on the cutting-room floor. For those who don’t want to miss a thing, every day we’ll post a few “bonus tracks,” links to [...]
