Time to fire? Don't wait

Excerpted from the Executive Report: Terminating Without Fear – What Employers Need to Know

Sometimes managers fear pulling the trigger on a termination out of fear that other employees might "think I'm a bad person." It's a common sentiment, and a misplaced one, too.

Remember: Good employees know who the bad ones are. Good people are looking to management to do something about it.

If an employee's not performing up to standards, his or her co-workers know it. They're probably wondering why the person's still around, and they're likely growing resentful that they're fulfilling their duties while the other worker isn't.

The longer managers wait before proceeding to the actual termination, the more respect they can lose in the eyes of their other workers.

Employees prefer to work for supervisors who enforce high standards evenly, uniformly and fairly.

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Firing an employee isn’t fun. But to keep a bad employee is a huge mistake. Need help? Read the Executive Report: Terminating Without Fear – What Employers Need to Know