The Most Hated Way of Firing Someone Is More Popular Than Ever
Welcome back. Today we're exploring the rise of the dreaded performance improvement plan and the growing pushback on DEI efforts. Plus, how Americans really feel about working for women.
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The Much-Despised Performance Improvement Plan Is On the Rise
In the messy business of getting rid of employees, PIPs are having a moment. Workers dread them. Managers do, too. A PIP usually involves a list of tough-to-achieve goals to be completed within 30 to 90 days. Can’t shape up? You’re out.
What We Really Think About Female Bosses
How we view women in charge, especially at work, is shifting. After decades of preferring male bosses, a majority of Americans in recent years say they’re neutral. Yet attitudes vary sharply along generational lines, particularly among women.
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The Man Who Has Trump's Ear and Wants to End DEI for Good
Christopher Rufo has become one of the country’s most effective culture warriors. Now he’s going to Mar-a-Lago to pitch a plan to withholding money from U.S. universities if they don’t pull back on diversity measures. It is the latest chapter in the documentary filmmaker's quest to end activities that he says divide Americans.
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2dIn my almost 40 years of professional experience, I have never seen anyone emerge from a PIP successfully. It was always a means to dispatch said employee. Keeps the lawyers away.
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1wPIPs should be about helping employees improve, not a pretext for firing them. If they’re being used as exit strategies, the real issue is with leadership and the company’s culture.