"How Do I Tell My Employee I Might Fire Him? Help!"
From Help Wanted by Money News Network
April 14, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how a new manager can handle a difficult performance review conversation with an underperforming employee.
Getting a crummy evaluation from your boss is no fun; but giving a crummy evaluation is nearly as difficult. Today's listener is a new manager up against her first round of performance reviews. She has to have an honest conversation with one employee who has been trouble for the rest of the team— and her anxiety is through the roof. Jason shares his winning formula for having a tough conversation.
People in this episode
Host: Jason
Topics covered
- performance reviews
- management
- employee evaluation
- difficult conversations
- anxiety in management
Keywords
- employee evaluation
- performance review
- management advice
- difficult conversations
- workplace anxiety
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