Sample Employee First Warning Letter (downloadable pdf) from Canada's HR Council.
Dear Mr. Doe: Re: Unacceptable Job Performance
As you are aware, we have been very concerned with your ongoing work performance for some time now....
Training Evaluation Survey (downloadable pdf) from the Canadian HR Council. Especially if you're just instituting a training program, make sure to ask your employees to evaluate how it went. These are sample questions to get you started. Preview:
Please...Sample Employee Engagement Survey (downloadable pdf) from the Canadian HR Council. Want to know how likely you are to retain your staff? This quick 10 question survey could help you measure how much buy-in your organization has.
Employee...
Managing A Leadership Transition (downloadable pdf) from Executive Transitions. A check list of key interventions for transition consultants and interim Executive Directors.
This checklist is meant as a guide for the strategies of Interim Executive Directors and...
Transition Committee Duties & Responsibilities (downloadable pdf) from Executive Transitions, provided by HR Council of Canada. Focused on executive-level employee turnover, this simple one-page document lays out all the considerations for a committee (or full Board, or...
6 Best Practices: Is Your Nonprofit Staff Training Effective? (downloadable pdf) by Rebecca Wyatt for Salsa Labs. Discussion of types of training and the steps to build more robust training opportunities for your staff.
Here are a few best practices to get you...Bullying in the Arts: Vocation, Exploitation and Abuse of Power by Anne-Marie Quigg from OvercomeBullying.org. A downloadable pdf review of a book based on Quigg's 10 year study of arts organizations in the United Kingdom.
"The interesting aspect of the work is that...
Approach with Caution: How to Survive an Exit Interview (downloadable pdf) by Nick Thompson for The Guardian. Includes good food for thought for individuals to consider to prepare for an exit interview.
For some reason I have always found the term "exit interview"...
Should You Be Honest in an Exit Interview? by Allison Green from AskAManager.com. A soon to be former employee asks whether it's a good idea to voice concerns about workplace culture to an HR manager during an exit interview. Spoilers: it depends!
...10 Things You Should Do Immediately After Being Fired (downloadable pdf) by Allison Green for US News & World Report. For individuals. Preview:
Don't freak out. Try to prevent your emotions from getting the better of you. The calmer you stay, the...