How to Counsel and Fire Personnel Effectively

Course details

Every business will need to fire personnel sooner or later and end other relationships. These are not situations to be taken lightly nor handled by incompetent nor otherwise improperly trained personnel. Handling these situations wrong can cause an already stressful and unpleasant situation for the person being terminated to be much worse on them than ever need be - and it can end very badly for all involved in the worst cases.

Verbal altercations, threats, even physical violence are all real possibilities not to mention regulatory complaints and possible legal issues. 

Some risks are inherent yet the vast majority of the times things go truly sideways and end in some level of tragedy - the root cause can be traced directly back to the person who handled the actual termination and how they went about it.

Learn how to handle these situations the right way.

In this course you will learn not only how to handle an actual termination - but what you can do long before then and should do once it becomes apparent that a termination will be likely in the near future. You will need to counsel the employee involved at the beginning of the problem behavior and document everything you do - and do it all correctly. In some cases the employee may change their behavior and resolve the issues allowing you and your organization to be able to retain them and avoid the need to terminate their employment in the first place.

In the event that fails you will be documenting that you took all reasonable steps prior to the termination. When it comes down to the date and time and the event itself I will walk you through recommendations of what to do - and caution you on things you should absolutely NOT do...

Counseling and firing people is a serious part of business with significant potential repercussions for all involved. Be sure you get the training and develop the skills you need to do it right!