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|Videos|January 3, 2022

3 Pointers to help navigate the termination process

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During an interview with dvm360®, Jan Woods, cofounder of Ask Jan, broke down 3 key tips for practices managers to follow when parting ways with an employee.

In an interview at the Fetch dvm360® San Diego Conference, Jan Woods, cofounder of Ask Jan, unveiled 3 crucial tips every practice manager should bear in mind when it comes to terminating a member of their staff.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:

Jan Woods: [No. 1], If you have a policy [for termination], follow your policy. If we don't follow our policies and we end up doing the opposite—in other words, our behaviors on the floor are totally opposite to what our policies are—then what we're doing on the floor has now become our policy, so [make sure to] follow your policies.


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