Letting someone go
Dave Gray, the CEO of XPLANE, posts some thoughts on "The hardest thing a manager ever has to do," letting an employee go. He lists a number of questions --both explicit and implicit-- that will need to be answered. He also lists five basic rules for dealing with difficult situations:
- Don't sugar-coat the truth.
- Don't make promises you won't be able to deliver on.
- Admit fault if it's appropriate.
- Don't blame your boss or upper management.
- Don't overexplain.
- Do it quickly.
posted by Ian McKenzie at 9/30/2005 09:26:00 AM
1 Comments:
the most important advice i ever got was: "i never fired someone too early"
probably the most under-rated quality a good manager can have is to know when to admit hiring mistakes and to fire an employee who is bringing down the morale of those around him/her
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