Leadership Defense (Mastering Progressive Discipline and Structuring Terminations)

Greatly reduce the stress of managing a team with this quick and reliable information on how to correctly master—both legally and ethically—progressive discipline and structured termination, from the leading voice in HR expertise.

This resource takes the highly complicated subjects of progressive employee discipline and structured terminations—actions that can be rife with legal issues and paperwork—and breaks down the process for HR professionals and managers to easy-to-understand steps.

Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on labor & employment law and business decision-making and problem-solving, this book answers questions ranging from basic to sophisticated, including:

• Why should I conduct an exit interview?
• How do I protect my company from negligent hiring claims?
• How do I terminate a long-term employee with a history of positive performance evaluations?
• And much, much more.

Each question is followed by an easy-to-implement solution, making this book perfect both as a concise overview and as a practical reference.