How to tell someone they’re fired
Once you have decided to fire an employee, you now need to give as much care to communicating the decision as you took in making it. (For tips on making the decision, see the previous blog post, ‘For all the right reasons’ – how to decide whether to fire someone.)...
‘For all the right reasons’ – How to decide whether to fire someone
When you start to think about whether to fire an employee, it is a sign there’s a problem you need to deal with. Do not put off making this decision. At the same time, avoid rushing into it without going through due process to identify whether firing is the...
4 ways to expand your influence
Having influence at work is like harnessing the wind that blows into the sails of your ship: it results in the support from your staff, your peers and your boss to advance your projects forward. Without it, you may notice your work is lagging behind: your comments and...
Yes, the Manager can manage gossip in the workplace!
There are 2 polar opposite outcomes of gossip in the workplace. One promotes social inclusion. These are the informal discussions regarding group norms and allowable behaviours that inform people about how to fit in. The second works to divide teams. This is the...
Carla is the founder of The Manager’s Boot Camp. In this blog Carla draws on more than 30 years of management and executive leadership experience to support the development of managers. Carla has published in The Globe and Mail Leadership Lab, and has provided numerous presentations at provincial, national, and international conferences.