web02.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:35:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD - Episodes Tagged with “Terminations Get Them Right Or Else” https://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/tags/terminations%20get%20them%20right%20or%20else Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0400 The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! en-us episodic A podcast about success, failure, and hacks in HR/OD. Our goal is to help HR and OD practitioners, working in large organizations, be bolder and generate new ideas for higher impact. Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! no human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford bobnjoycepodcast@gmail.com Episode 189: Letting Employees Go – Do It Right or Pay the Price http://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/189 41f3631a-7106-4ae9-afb7-de866a40a22c Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:00:00 -0400 Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford 189 Letting Employees Go – Do It Right or Pay the Price full Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford In this episode, Bob and Joyce explore the critical importance of handling employee terminations the right way. 16:36 no In this episode, Bob and Joyce explore the critical importance of handling employee terminations the right way. When done poorly, these moments don’t just affect the individuals involved—they send shockwaves through the entire organization, damaging culture and trust. The conversation is sparked by the troubling trend of mass layoffs via impersonal emails, as seen recently in the U.S. government. With such cold, transactional approaches becoming more common, are we at risk of normalizing workplace incivility? While layoffs and terminations are sometimes necessary due to business demands, how they’re handled speaks volumes about an organization's values and leadership. This is where HR and OD professionals must step up to ensure fairness, dignity, and alignment with company culture. Grab a snack and join us as we dive into this crucial conversation. human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD, Terminations. culture, moments of truth, incivility, firing, letting people go, moments of truth In this episode, Bob and Joyce explore the critical importance of handling employee terminations the right way. When done poorly, these moments don’t just affect the individuals involved—they send shockwaves through the entire organization, damaging culture and trust.

The conversation is sparked by the troubling trend of mass layoffs via impersonal emails, as seen recently in the U.S. government. With such cold, transactional approaches becoming more common, are we at risk of normalizing workplace incivility?

While layoffs and terminations are sometimes necessary due to business demands, how they’re handled speaks volumes about an organization's values and leadership. This is where HR and OD professionals must step up to ensure fairness, dignity, and alignment with company culture.

Grab a snack and join us as we dive into this crucial conversation.

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The conversation is sparked by the troubling trend of mass layoffs via impersonal emails, as seen recently in the U.S. government. With such cold, transactional approaches becoming more common, are we at risk of normalizing workplace incivility?

While layoffs and terminations are sometimes necessary due to business demands, how they’re handled speaks volumes about an organization's values and leadership. This is where HR and OD professionals must step up to ensure fairness, dignity, and alignment with company culture.

Grab a snack and join us as we dive into this crucial conversation.

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