Firing: Page 10
17 Traits That Distinguish the Best Startup CEOs
Being a great leader requires more than just attention to detail. Keep these points in mind when taking your management up a notch -- or several.
When It's Time to Fire the Productive
It is not only the unproductive, slack offs that deserve the axe. Sometimes companies have to let go of their star performer.
Maker of Video Game 'BioShock' to Shed All But 15 Employees
Creator Ken Levine's decision to cut the studio down to a 'smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor' comes as something of a shock.
At Yahoo, a $42 Million Change of Heart
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer has given the boot to her second in command, Henrique de Castro, just a little over a year after pilfering the exec from rival Google.
How to Let Go of Employees With Love and Dignity
There is nothing worse than a firing or a layoff. But you can ease your employees' pain by acting with faith and love.
How Hiring and Firing Employees Is Just Like Poker
When do you go 'all in' on talent or fold the hand you are dealt?
Dallas Police Chief Announces Firings on Twitter. Good Policy?
Every time police chief David Brown terminates an employee, he takes to Twitter and Facebook to share whom he fired and why.
Breaking Up With a Client: What to Say
If you need to end a business relationship, our experts have suggestions to make those difficult conversations go a little easier.
Should You Fire an Employee Who Lies?
5 factors to consider before handing over a pink slip because of a white lie.
How to Fire Yourself With Grace When It's Time to Take Your Company to the Next Level
You might need to replace yourself as chief executive to grow your company in a big way. Here's how to help make a smoother transition to a professional manager.
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Letting an Employee Go
Every time you are tempted to fire an employee, use it as an opportunity to look in the mirror and learn. The fact that an employee isn't performing according to your expectations may not be his problem, but yours.
When the Axe Swings, Your Worst Employees Will Outperform
Conventional wisdom suggests that companies have been able to maintain output with fewer employees because bosses took care to fire the worst workers and keep their stars. A new study is turning that logic on its head.
How Not to Fire Employees in the Social Media Age (We're Looking at You, Tim Armstrong)
In today's social-media dominated environment, a firing can have serious negative consequences on the reputations of both the employee and the employer.
Would You Fire an Employee for Broadcasting an Internal Meeting?
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong fired an employee in front of 1,000 coworkers when the employee tried to photograph the boss during a company meeting, reports say.
Men's Wearhouse Mysteriously Dismisses Founder George Zimmer
In a bizarre move, the men's apparel company ousts the man who founded it 40 years ago, providing few details.