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Deciding to terminate an employee is not a decision that is made lightly. However, when the decision is made, what is your responsibility as a manager? It had been obvious for some time that no amount of coaching, counseling or training was improving the situation with an employee. The decision was made to terminate, and as Human Resources I was asked to be a part of the termination meeting. I prepared the paperwork, set up the meeting and provided appropriate guidance to the

Interviews can be nerve wracking and intimidating, but they can also be fun. This is your chance to sell yourself like only you can do and communicate to the organization why you are the perfect candidate for them. One way of doing this is to have an elevator speech prepared. In an interview, often one of the first questions asked is, “Tell us a little bit about yourself.” This is your chance to shine, as a seasoned human resources professional I am looking for roughly a five

Death by Meeting: The Silent Killer of Employee Productivity How many days a week do you spend in back to back meetings? When I ask people this question, the answer that I receive most frequently is, “All day every day, I am lucky if I have one day that is meeting free”, followed by, “Often I have no idea why I am even a part of these meetings”. These same individuals are the ones coming in early, and logging late nights, because the endless meetings they are in, do not leave

Captain High Top can be your Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, President of the company any individual who is at the top of your organization. As for the Non-Responder, well I think that is self-explanatory. In all seriousness, have you ever worked for Captain High Top the Non-Responder? Nothing frustrates a high performing team more than a leader not responding to their questions, especially when Captain High Top has asked them to work on a project or put together