Firing Fairly: Letting People Go Without Destroying Morale - Sensitive but necessary founder guide

Malhotra, Arjun

ISBN 10: 9374120895 / ISBN 13: 9789374120897

Published by Mindful Pages, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Firing Fairly: Letting People Go Without Destroying Morale - Sensitive but necessary founder guide
• Publisher: Mindful Pages
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9374120895
• ISBN 13: 9789374120897
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Hard decisions decide who you really are. This book shows how to make them with clarity and care-so your culture gets stronger, not smaller. It's a practical playbook for humane exits: how to build an **offboarding checklist** that protects people and product, run a real **performance improvement plan**, and hold a **termination conversation script** that is short, clear, and kind. You'll learn the legal essentials without jargon, the behavioural science behind fairness, and the exact words and workflows that keep the team steady. - If you're a founder or manager avoiding a tough call, you'll see why delay hurts everyone-and how to act early without being unfair - If you've been burned by messy departures, you'll get tools for **severance best practices**, knowledge transfer, and alumni advocacy - If you care about standards and humanity, you'll learn to defend both: predictable process with a human face Designed for time-pressed leaders, each chapter offers concise frameworks and ready-to-use templates you can apply tomorrow. Along the way, case studies and reflection prompts help you replace anxiety with a repeatable system. By the final page, you'll hold a simple mental model-decide, document, deliver, dignify-that turns hard endings into decent ones. Search terms like **humane layoffs**, **firing fairly**, **workplace culture during layoffs**, and **legal basics of termination** brought you here. The promise is plain: do the hard thing, the decent way-and keep your team's trust intact.