Tips for Termination Interviews

When doing a termination interview you have probably experienced some level of fear and worry about how to keep yourself and your people safe. There are many factors to consider:

• When do you host the meeting?
• Where to host the meeting?
• Who should be in the room?
• What is the right thing to say?

Have you asked these questions? Do you have the right answers?

If possible, using a conference room with more than one entrance is ideal. If that’s not possible, consider this set-up above. The idea here is that, if the subject gets angry and decides to leave, he can exit without walking too closely to anyone else. An enraged employee standing six inches behind you can do a lot of damage, even without a gun. The lead interviewer is also in a good position to exit quickly. Without two doors to the room, though, the secondary interviewer is in the least desirable position. That’s why two points of egress are best.

Learn more of our Top 10 Tips for Terminations at our upcoming webinar:

Troublesome Terminations: Controlling the Confrontation

August 21 | 11:00amCST