Using a Script for the Termination Meeting
Explore the importance of preparing a detailed, HR-reviewed script for termination meetings. Learn how to communicate the decision clearly, avoid misinterpretations, and manage the process with appropriate checklists. This lesson helps managers handle employee separations with professionalism and care, reducing emotional complexity and legal risks.
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Next, make sure you have a script. I cannot emphasize this enough: Write down, almost word-for-word, what you want to say. In an emotionally-charged moment, coherent thought becomes difficult to hold on to, and comments or phrases you use here can easily be taken wildly out of context or misinterpreted and wind up as quotes discussed in a court of law. Write out ...