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Progressive discipline consists of a brief series of increasingly serious warnings, culminating in dismissal if an employee fails to improve sufficiently – and lets your staff know that they won’t be fired without first knowing about your concerns.
The 2×2 system helps managers and staff members regularly reflect, share feedback, and discuss how the work is going.
Nervous about giving feedback? This worksheet will help you think about what you want to say and how to say it with CSAW (Connect, Share, Ask, Wrap up).
Here’s a sample of what a completed performance evaluation might look like for a high performer, which includes developmental feedback to make a great employee even better.
We know it can help to see samples of this sort of thing, so here’s a sample evaluation of a struggling employee.
At least once a year, managers and staff members should meet one-on-one to reflect on the manager/staff relationship, realign on expectations, and discuss overall performance. This template is intended for use by both managers to assess staff, and for staff members to self-evaluate and share feedback with their manager.
The fastest way to inform candidates that they are no longer under consideration is by having a standard email template that you can easily adapt.
This reference check outline worksheet, sample, and list of questions can help save you from the wrong hire.
This sample email is sent to a job applicant prior to an interview, sharing further information about the organization and explaining what you’d like them to come prepared to discuss.
Having candidates complete exercises similar to what they’d be doing on the job may give you the best sense of how they would perform if hired.