Surefire Tips to a Speedy Exit

Plenty of paths lead to firing, and lackluster (or even poor) performance isn’t the fastest by any means. Linda Henman outlines some of the more egregious ways you can bring about a quick end to a good job.

Almost every year, a senior person in one of my client companies gets fired. Sometimes I’m surprised to learn of the firing, but, more often, I’d spotted troubling behavior years before.

When the leaders or board directors must fire a senior person, the company suffers financially — often to the tune of a million dollars, but one recent fire cost the company $50 million. When these firings occur, investors and donors lose confidence, morale plummets and the company’s reputation deteriorates.

The following list represents actual people and real cases — people who seemingly wanted to get fired. Here’s the advice they apparently followed:

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