COMM 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nortel, Fire People, British Columbia Liberal Party
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Analogy of battered wife syndrome": gave isolated example of how he was bullied a few years back, all very publicly, moral: do not do/say anything while emotional, not just if you get fired, but if you are upset at anything, example do not send emails when emotional. Preparation: have following prepared in advance, employee agreements, hr file, release announcement (internal and external, phone numbers ready for medical or security emergencies, prepare yourself emotionally for possible reactions. Sacked: axed, downsized, made redundant, reorganized, eased out, given the pink slip, rightsized. Sample exam questions: why is firing employees one of the most stressful things a manager has to perform, what advice would you give to a manager who is nervous about firing employees, read over chapters in book and slides, think about the class discussions particularly the pros/cons that we talks about, topics are cumulative, chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11, 12.
