When to Terminate

One of the hardest things to do in any business is to terminate an employee.  It’s even harder if the employee is a family member.  Here are some thoughts on termination.
Let someone go if:

• You are miserable.  When the value an employee brings is over-weighed by the frustration and anguish they cause – and you feel – it’s time to part ways.
• The person is disgruntled.  Unhappy people make others unhappy.  It’s a cancer that spreads within your business or department.  You will be better off if they’re gone, and so will they.
• You’ve done everything you can to save them.  People deserve a fair shot at succeeding, but if you have given them every opportunity to do well and they just haven’t responded, termination is the answer.
• They haven’t performed according to the specific criteria you have identified for them.  It then becomes fairly easy because they effectively end their own employment by failing your well-documented expectations.

Terminating employees is hard, both emotionally and tactically.  But it must be done periodically to enhance the likelihood of your team’s overall success.

Here are a few Business and Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

• The people closest to a business problem often have the best understanding of it. Ask the right questions and listen to your staff.
• Good people leave bad bosses, but bad people seldom leave good bosses. And why should they. They’re along for a free ride.
• “Flat” companies and organizations are moving from “managers” to coaches. Nothing is more important than coaching people.

Life Tips:

• Blaming others for our problems won’t get us to where we need to go. Being proactive will get us moving toward solutions.
• A bully berates people as a result of extreme insecurity and an inferiority complex. Don’t let a bully take you down to his level.
• Who do you know that might be in need of help, who would benefit from a phone call or a word of encouragement today?

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