Are You Prepared to Fire an Employee?

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive of workplace actions is required: The relationship between employer and employee has simply reached the limits of its usefulness, and must be terminated. When these scenarios emerge, business owners or managers must brace themselves for a potentially uncomfortable or dramatic workplace encounter.Indeed, in many ways, they must brace themselves for the worst. A firing can have a number of adverse consequences. When not handled appropriately, a firing can lead to lowered morale in the workplace, or — in