A critical performance management tool that often goes underutilized and undervalued is that of the exit interview. It might feel awkward for employees to … Read more
Reduce the Trauma of a Layoff Or Firing With an Offboarding Plan
Staff reductions involve multiple moving parts. You make gut-wrenching decisions about who’s being let go, HR drafts severance agreements, and your legal … Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Fight Unemployment Claims
Business owners, especially small business owners, are constantly concerned about keeping costs down — and rightfully so. But there are some scenarios in … Read more
It’s Your Job to Keep Company Data Safe So Talk to IT
Terminating employees is never a fun task for HR, but it’s sometimes a necessary function that must be handled properly. Ensuring the organization’s … Read more
Turnover’s Silver Lining
Employee turnover is higher than ever. In fact, a May 2016 report from Gallup estimates that turnover from millennials alone costs the U.S. economy $30.5 … Read more
5 Signs That Point to An Employee About to Quit
Every employer knows that recruiting the best and brightest is tough. What’s even tougher is having to replace them. One of the best ways to retain … Read more
Why You Need To Stop Pretending Your Exit Survey Is Useful
Let’s say you have an employee, Eric, who has decided to leave the company. Shortly before his last day, you ask him to fill out an exit survey. Once you … Read more
Can Paying People to Quit Actually Drive Better Employee Engagement?
What do you do with an “adequate” employee — the type of person who puts in just enough effort to get the job done, but is clearly only in it for the … Read more
When Employees Quit: Maybe It’s About More Than Just a Bad Boss
Employees don’t leave organizations, they leave … … BOSSES! Right?! Right? Right? For at least the past two decades, the foundation of … Read more
Carefully Navigating, and Managing, the End of the Employee Relationship
Companies often spend lots of time and money on the beginning of the employment relationship — onboarding — and this investment makes sense. … Read more
The Power of Departing Employees, or Why Offboarding is Critically Important
Though most companies today are laser-focused on the onboarding process, many overlook the importance of offboarding. In fact, Aberdeen research finds that … Read more
The 3 Things That People Should Always Say When Resigning
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. I have people ask me to help them write a … Read more
Is Denying an Attempt to Rescind a Resignation Just Workplace Retaliation?
By Eric B. Meyer Is it possible that denying an employee’s attempt to rescind her resignation may actually be … retaliation? OK, not exactly. … Read more
I Only Want to Hire People Who Have Been Fired – and Have Something to Prove
I was once fired from a job. I won’t go into the story because we all have a story and we all frame it to sound like a victim. In hindsight, many years … Read more
Exit Interviews Not Doing Much? 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Results
Exit interviews follow along the same lines as Amazon or Yelp reviews. The ones most likely to participate are the outliers, those who are very happy or … Read more
The Four Big Reasons Why 99% of People Quit Their Jobs
There’s a million ways to lose your job — layoffs, company closes, smacking an employee on the butt. You name it and someone has lost their job over … Read more
HR Basics: The Four Benefits of Conducting Exit Interviews
Exit interviews are often overlooked, but they can be very valuable to your business. It’s a time to learn and reflect on your company as a whole and … Read more
Exit Interviews: The 2nd Most Worthless Activity HR Has To Handle
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Let’s be clear, the most useless HR … Read more
Have to Fire Someone? Here’s How to Do it and Avoid Getting Burned
Whether it’s AOL CEO Tim Armstrong firing an employee in the middle of a conference call, or British entertainment company HMV firing the employees that … Read more
A Termination Checklist to Automate the Offboarding Process
Every manager experiences letting someone go at some point in their career. Whether the reason is business related or performance related, it can fill even … Read more