Expert Insights on Firing

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Termination is a necessary evil. To make the process less painful, it helps to know why employees fall short of expectations and how to assess their value. It also helps to keep in mind the positive side-yes, the positive side-of firing.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Acquire insights on the importance of focusing towards the positive side for the business to propel, instead of fixing the problems.
    Acquire insights on the importance of assessing the value of your employees.
    Acquire insights on the reasons why people don't do what they are asked to do in an organization.
  • Acquire insights on the role of a leader in getting the job done by the employees and how redirecting feedbacks can help a leader in getting the job done.
    Acquire insights on how being honest and candid plays an important role in becoming a great leader.
    Acquire insights on how outrageous ideas can sometimes be good for employee morale.

IN THIS COURSE

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    1.  Focus on the Positive: Let Go of Fixing Problems and Embrace Opportunities
    2m 1s
    When mistakes are made; cut your losses; focus on the positive; and move on. FREE ACCESS
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    2.  Assessing the Value of Your Employees
    3m 1s
    Employee value equals current performance plus future potential minus emotional expensiveness. Weigh emotional expensiveness three times. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Four Reasons People Don't Do Things
    3m 8s
    When someone doesn’t do what you ask him or her to do; ask why. If they really can’t do it; move or fire them. If they think they can’t; coach or train them. If they don’t want to; tell them they can. If they don’t know how to do it; coach or train them. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  When Employees Don't Meet Expectations
    4m 5s
    “Redirecting feedback” is painful; but part of a leader’s job and best for both parties. Signal that the situation is serious. Describe the effect of their performance on the organization. Ask for their perspective. Agree on the current reality and how to resolve it. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Honesty Even When it's Difficult
    2m 14s
    Being honest and candid isn’t always easy. But; as Robert Mosher relates; it is of vital importance to a leader. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Terminating a Long-Term Employee
    4m 42s
    Sometimes the most outrageous ideas are the ones you need most. Colleen Albiston explains how she learned that firing people was actually good for employee morale. FREE ACCESS

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