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Management Tip of the Day: The right way to fire Jun 12th 2012, 12:54 BOSTON | Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:54am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Many managers let anxiety drive the firing process instead of intellect, making a difficult moment even worse - and merely farming the dirty work out to a human resources associate is not good enough, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. "One of the hardest things to do as a manager is to tell an employee he's fired. Here are three tips for handling this gut-wrenching situation: 1. Bring answers. When a person is let go, he's likely to have a lot of questions and concerns. Come prepared to address his logistical questions, such as when his last day is, how his peers will be notified, etc. 2. Listen, don't react. Losing a job can be traumatic. Don't get caught up in responding to your employee's emotions. Listen with respect. Offer to talk again later when the emotions are not so raw. 3. Talk to your team. Firing an employee impacts everyone on your team. Not only does it change work assignments, but people might also wonder about their own job security. Share what information you can to reassure the people left behind." - Today's management tip was adapted from "Firing Someone the Right Way" by Ron Ashkenas. (For the full post and to join the discussion, see: here) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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