Termination Processes

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"Fire with fairness. Lead with integrity."

Take the fear out of firing—master the mindset, methods, and mechanics of ethical employee termination like a true leader.

This course gives you the tools to lead with strength when letting go is the right call. You’ll learn to plan, execute, and follow up on terminations with professionalism, legal awareness, and empathy. Designed for real-world challenges, each module moves you from preparation to performance with practical strategies. Whether it’s setting up a PIP, managing emotions, or conducting exit interviews—you’ll know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it well. Say goodbye to uncertainty. Say hello to confident leadership.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Create and implement a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) to support employee development before termination.
Identify behavior and performance patterns that indicate when an employee should be terminated.
Prepare and manage a termination meeting with the correct logistics, tone, and support.
Apply positive, precise, and professional communication when terminating an employee.
Execute terminations early in the week to maintain company morale and minimize conflict.
Use checklists to ensure company property, access, and benefits are handled properly post-termination.
Avoid legal and ethical pitfalls by knowing what not to do during the firing process.
Conduct respectful, insight-driven exit interviews to gain valuable feedback.
Prevent post-termination risks by securing system access and escort protocols.
Reflect on best practices that reinforce respectful and responsible offboarding.

Course curriculum

1. How to Navigate Your Course
1. Overview
2. Learning Goals
1. Overview
2. Providing Rationale
3. Confirm the Necessity
4. Activity || Reasons for Implementing a PIP
5. Key Elements to Add
6. Express Appreciation
7. Activity || Practicing Gratitude
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 2 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Sense of Entitlement
3. Activity || Recognizing Entitlement Traits
4. Inability to Fulfill Job Duties
5. Activity || Identifying Skill Gaps
6. Poor Team Collaboration
7. Activity || Recognizing Teamwork Challenges
8. Overpromising and Underperforming
9. Activity || Identifying Overpromisers
10. Scenario Exploration
11. Module 3 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Clear Disrespect Toward Customers
3. Activity || Identifying Customer Neglect
4. Unreliable Behavior
5. Activity || Spotting Unreliable Traits
6. Noncompliance with Code of Conduct
7. Activity || Identifying Code Violations
8. Misuse of Company Property
9. Activity || Recognizing Property Misuse
10. Scenario Exploration
11. Module 4 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Participants in the Meeting
3. Activity || Identifying Participants
4. Choosing a Meeting Location
5. Considering Security Measures
6. Managing Meeting Logistics
7. Activity || Planning Logistics
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 5 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Maintain Positive Communication
3. Activity || Practicing Positive Language
4. Revisit Prior Feedback
5. Focus on Observable Behaviors
6. Schedule Terminations Earlier in the Week
7. Scenario Exploration
8. Module 6 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Keep Communication Brief
3. Obtain Employee Release Form
4. Reassign Employee Responsibilities
5. Activity || Planning Job Function Transfers
6. Handle Unemployment Claims Appropriately
7. Scenario Exploration
8. Module 7 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Informing HR
3. Terminating System Access
4. Activity || Reviewing System Access
5. Retrieval of Company Assets
6. Activity || Listing Returnable Property
7. Benefits Update
8. Activity || Reviewing Benefit Status
9. Scenario Exploration
10. Module 8 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Skipping a PIP
3. Improper Use of Electronic Communications
4. Terminating Without Witnesses
5. Activity || Understanding Witness Responsibilities
6. Giving Excessive Explanations
7. Activity || Practicing Conciseness
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 9 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Failing to Finalize the Decision
3. Activity || Strengthening Assertiveness
4. Allowing Asset Loss
5. Activity || Protecting Company Assets
6. Allowing Unsupervised Access
7. Allowing System Access After Termination
8. Activity || Securing Information Systems
9. Scenario Exploration
10. Module 10 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Timing, Method, and Interviewer Selection
3. Activity || Organizing Exit Interviews
4. Purpose of Exit Interviews
5. Preparing the Organization
6. Activity || Getting Company Prepared
7. Implementing Exit Interview Feedback
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 11 || Review Questions
1. Introduction
2. Feedback
1. Action Plan
2. Recommended Reading List

About this course

$25.00
101 lessons

Study Model

Online - Certificate of Completion Included
Duration

6 – 7 hrs
Accreditation

Pending
Skill Level

Beginner - Intermediate