Making Staff Leave
Understand how to address poor employee performance by using Performance Improvement Plans effectively. This lesson helps you learn when and how to implement PIPs, maintain open conversations, and manage staff departures ethically to keep your team productive and motivated.
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Now for the hard stuff. Up until now, we’ve spoken about employee turnover having an upside, how to let people go with your blessing, and how to fight the good fight. That’s all well and good. However, did you turn to this chapter wondering how to let people go? Well, let’s look at that now.
Regardless of how good a manager you are, you’ll always have to deal with bad performance. In fact, it’s an integral part of your job. Here’s why:
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Given that you’re responsible for the output of your team, if you have a bad performer, your output is suffering. You’ll need to work out how to deal with the situation.
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Bad performers on teams affect their teammates. Given that teams are interdependent, others in the team will soon become frustrated with those who ...