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The Right Way to Fire Someone
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBe simple and to-the-point. -
A Step-by-Step Guide to Firing Someone
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleThink about it like a no-fault divorce. -
Traeger’s CEO on Cleaning Up a Toxic Culture
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleThe company essentially had to start from scratch. -
How to Decide Whether to Fire Someone
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeIt's one of the hardest decisions a manager will ever have to make. -
Who New CEOs Fire First
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThe top executive most at risk? The head of HR. -
The Right Way to Check a Reference
Organizational Development Digital ArticleDo a thorough job, and you'll never have to fire someone again. -
Put Failure in Its Place
Managing yourself Digital ArticleShame is what keeps failure from becoming wisdom. -
Why You Should Fire Yourself
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen management changes were announced at General Motors earlier this month, most people focused on the firing of CEO Fritz Henderson and his replacement... -
When Can You Fire for Off-Duty Conduct?
Dismissing employees Magazine Article“One time they brought me a lot of stuff about his personal life, and I told them I didn’t give a damn about that. That wasn’t my business. It was while he was at work that was my business.” (President Harry S Truman commenting on FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover)1 The consequences of private indiscretions […] -
Research: When Getting Fired Is Good for Your Career
Career transitions Digital ArticleBased on a 10-year study of 2,600 leaders. -
Firing Someone the Right Way
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticlePerhaps the most difficult part of any manager's job is telling a subordinate that he can no longer stay with the company - that he's been "fired," "let... -
Make the Right Personnel Decisions Now to Thrive After the Crisis
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Nothing Prepared Me to Manage AIDS
Managing people Magazine ArticleThe trouble with almost everything I read about AIDS or AIDS in the workplace is that it’s too cut and dried. Popular advice to managers is strikingly unhelpful because it always seems to involve choices that are neat and easy. Confidentiality, equity, and accommodation are among the prescribed managerial practices, but these words describe a […] -
How to Get Fired with Dignity
Career planning Digital ArticleJohn Thain’s resolute face popped off the front page of the Wall Street Journal recently. Fired from his post at the helm of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, he now “fires back,” the headline screamed. The Murdoch-era WSJ likes a good gun fight. Fired, fire back, and fire again. I imagine that Thain, whom […] -
If You Fire Someone for Sexual Harassment, What Do You Say If You're Called for a Reference?
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The Case of the Willful Whistle-Blower
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleWhen Ken Deaver, CEO of Fairway Electric, promoted me to vice president of the nuclear division, I was on top of the world. Now, just a month later, it feels like the world’s on top of me. I’m used to having a team to share the problems, but now I’m on my own. At least […] -
How to Fire Someone Without Destroying Them
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleMaking a tough conversation easier. -
Research: U.S. Unemployment Rising Faster for Women and People of Color
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStrategies to help your company buck the troubling trend. -
Coping with the Effects of Emotionally Difficult Work
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleWhat to do if you have to deliver bad news. -
Letting Good People Go When It’s Time
Managing people Digital ArticleBe respectful and compassionate.
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Daka International, Inc. (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Describes the resolution to the dilemma raised in the (A) case. -
Advanced Laser Clinics (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
Advanced Laser Clinics (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
Two Tough Calls (A), Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details A young female manager must decide whether to terminate two poorly performing managers who work for her. Shows the practical and ethical issues involved... -
Employment Vignettes
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Six vignettes drawn from decided cases explore legal and business issues in hiring, firing, promoting, and demoting employees, with an emphasis on protected... -
Kramer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The 12-year career of Mr. Bob Marsh is traced, from recruitment to termination. Data on Kramer's sales management, performance evaluation, compensation,... -
Kathryn McNeil (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old... -
Two Tough Calls (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
The Royal Harbour Resort & Spa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Royal Harbour Resort & Spa was a large hotel and spa with over 300 employees. In December 2010, the human resources manager was advised by the general... -
Kathryn McNeil (B), Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Advanced Laser Clinics (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
Daka International, Inc. (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Deals with an employee who contracts AIDS. The employer, a food-service proprietor, is threatened by an old and valued client with the loss of the account... -
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience... -
Milford Industries (B), Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. -
That Little Voice Inside (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Catherine Russell, senior vice president of Harbor Community Bank (HCB), had lunch with one of her branch managers, Rachel Dwyer, to confront her about... -
Jeffrey Smith, Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Jeffrey Smith and David Johnson have apparently irreconcilable differences over their firm's strategy, which have led Jeffrey to conclude that he must... -
Milford Industries (A), Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative... -
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A), Spanish Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has... -
Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (C1)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The division human resources officer must decide whether an older employee should be disciplined for misusing company time and for improperly filling... -
Lexon Corp. (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details A general manager at Lexon Computer Corp. must decide whether interception and surveillance of employees' e-mail is acceptable company practice, and whether...
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The Right Way to Fire Someone
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBe simple and to-the-point. -
A Step-by-Step Guide to Firing Someone
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleThink about it like a no-fault divorce. -
Traeger’s CEO on Cleaning Up a Toxic Culture
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleThe company essentially had to start from scratch. -
Daka International, Inc. (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Describes the resolution to the dilemma raised in the (A) case. -
How to Decide Whether to Fire Someone
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeIt's one of the hardest decisions a manager will ever have to make. -
Who New CEOs Fire First
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThe top executive most at risk? The head of HR. -
Advanced Laser Clinics (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details How do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving... -
The Right Way to Check a Reference
Organizational Development Digital ArticleDo a thorough job, and you'll never have to fire someone again. -
Put Failure in Its Place
Managing yourself Digital ArticleShame is what keeps failure from becoming wisdom. -
Why You Should Fire Yourself
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen management changes were announced at General Motors earlier this month, most people focused on the firing of CEO Fritz Henderson and his replacement...