I Have Never Laid Someone Off!!!!!!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 
Photo by Daniel Y Go
Having trouble sleeping at night?Feeling on edge or in fear?
Has your stomach has been uneasy and giving you some indigestion?
The title tells it all. Is it because you need to lay someone off? Telling the truth will empower you. While I am not saying it is ever easy, there is a need to separate the needs of an organization and the needs of an individual. However, one key to successfully communicating to an employee is letting them know why and making the termination immediate or the shortest time possible. The other key element to keeping good employees is knowing where in the organization hiring may be occurring that the individual may be able to fill.
The individual whom does every avoidance mechanism to put off telling some one they are no longer needed does not help the organization or the employee. There is no way to avoid having this employee feel they are not valuable enough to the organization to be the priority employee to retain.
