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The Right Way to Fire Someone
Firing an employee may be the hardest thing you'll have to do, but if you follow these tips, you can get the job done right.

Appraising Employee Performance
Taking time to review your employees is important to their success and the success of your company. Follow these tips for developing effective appraisals.

How to Discipline and Fire Employees
This is a situation no entrepreneur wants to face. But when it happens, you need to know how to do it sensitively--and legally.

Your Guide to Terminating Employees
It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. Our expert tells you how to professionally--and legally--fire an employee.

When and How to Discipline Employees
This HR expert offers advice on how to handle employee misconduct.

Establishing an Employee Review System
By setting clear standards and involving employees in the review process, your entire company can benefit from formal appraisals.

Firing a Popular Employee
How do you appease your employees after you fire their favorite co-worker?

Learning to Say What You Mean to Employees
Tips for making sure your suggestions and corrections are understood by everyone

Protect Yourself When Terminating Employees
When handling this delicate issue, make sure to follow the letter of the law.

You're Dismissed
Face it--part of your job is relieving others of theirs. So how do you do it right?

Using Assessment Tests to Your Advantage
Employee assessment tools can be valuable, but only if you apply the results to your workplace.

Absentee Ownership: How Do You Manage?
Even if you don't want to personally manage the business you bought as an investment, you may still have to step in when things go awry.

Fire Proof
A thorough investigation is the only way to build a case against problem employees.

Boys Will Not Be Boys
Lewdness and rudeness can be a mess for your business—even without mixed company.

Control Issues
Is one of your employees building an empire right under your nose?

Who Hired Pottymouth?
Everybody's talking dirty these days. Is cursing out of control in your workplace?

Just Doing Their Jobs
What do you do with the employee who says "That's not my job"?

Appraising the Performance Appraisal
If you've got something to say to employees, spit it out--don't wait for their annual reviews.

When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
What do you do with an employee who is incompetent but can't see it?

Evaluating Employee Tests
Which tests will help you increase your employees' productivity?

Banished Inquisition
Is it time to do away with yearly employee reviews?

Replacing Bad Employees
Employees not meeting your standards? Our Employee Management Expert says don't put up with them--get rid of them.

Fire Thee Well
When it comes time to fire an employee, there are plenty of resources out there to help you do it right.

Biz-Wreckers
Stop disgruntled employees from destroying your business.

Mean Mail
You got someone else's mail—and it says you're a meathead.

Lords Of Discipline
`Gimme 10!' is not the way to change your employees' behavior.

Rating Game
Multiple reviews give you a well-rounded picture of employee performance.


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