Every manager knows the termination playbook: Be direct, keep it short, walk the employee out the door, shut down access to email, and so on. Having led three businesses, managed thousands of employees, and overseen hundreds of terminations, I had always followed the playbook drilled into me by legal and HR professionals.
A More Humane Approach to Firing People
Help them find a new job and get back on their feet.
August 21, 2018
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Summary.
Rather then fire underperforming employees, encourage them to leave to on their own by letting them know they are going to be let go in time and need to start looking for a new job ASAP. These so-called “transparent separations” are more humane and better for the company culture and the business. Employees let go in this way have an easier time finding a new job, and appreciate the heads up; many remain in an amicable relationship with their former managers and company, even become future customers or clients.