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Termination with Dignity
If you lay off one or more staff members, what impact will that have on those who remain? Will productivity—and the bottom line—suffer? Are you likely to lose your best people who will worry about their positions? Or will morale increase… Read more
Human Resources and How to Let People Go
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The Five O’Clock Club National Guild of Career Coaches The Accountability of HR Outside the world of Donald Trump, the actual words, “You’re fired,” are probably seldom uttered in the workplace. There… Read more
HR Speaks Out about Best Termination Practices
“There is nothing worse than being escorted from your place off work, a place where you have come day after day and given your time and your blood. You missed your kid’s soccer games to be there, and now they are saying to you, ‘You are so… Read more
How to Get Fired; A Review of Smart Exit Strategies
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The National Guild of Five O’Clock Club Career Coaches Let’s see, you could throw a drink in your manager’s face at the company picnic. Or perhaps arrive at the office wearing your pajamas. Every morning at… Read more
Will You Get the Right Kind of Outplacement?
Forget the desk and phone. There’s a myth in outplacement circles that a terminated employee just needs a desk, phone and minimal career counseling. Our experience clearly shows that downsized workers need qualified, reliable counseling more than… Read more
Get What’s Coming To You: Negotiate the Best Possible Severance Package
by Kate Wendleton The Five O’Clock Club product is much better, far more useful, than my outplacement package. -a Five O’Clock Club Member The Club meetings kept the juices flowing. You meet with people weekly, you’re told what to do, what not… Read more
Firing with Compassion — and Compensation — Outplacement is Even More Necessary in Today’s Workplace
by Kate Wendleton The firings will continue, but do they have to be so mean? When downsizing began a few decades ago, managers were advised to use a “surgical” approach when letting employees go. No warmth was shown for a person who spent twenty… Read more
Yes, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. But You Can Fire People in a Humane Manner
By Liz Branstead Picture this: After seven years of loyal service to your company, you arrive at work one Monday morning to find you have been locked out of your office. Your supervisor informs you that you have been let go. A uniformed guard… Read more