How to Let People Go…

My advice on firing is simple: Treat that person the same way you’d want to be treated if you were in that situation. They’re still a good person, just not the right fit. So how do you help them move on in a productive way that allows them to maintain their dignity?
– Mary Barra, CEO, GE

Letting people go is uncomfortable, creates anxiety, and often a dreaded part of people management. It’s not surprising that it’s often done poorly. Here is my advice for leaders who face this difficult task.

  • Don’t do it on Friday at 5pm.
  • Have a plan. Assemble a team.
  • Keep it short.  And respectful.

Unsurprisingly, EntreLeadership has the best advice for this subject:

How to Fire Someone the Right Way (Highly Recommended)

Why You Need to Hurt Someone’s Feelings

Should They Stay or Should They Go?

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Infraguard: Protected Voices Videos…

FBI’s volunteer organization InfraGuard is a wonderful resource for cyber security.  Connectivity is not just federal, but a community of people who contribute to this group.  Highly recommended.

The FBI released videos on YouTube covering the gamut of security topics.  Although, targeted specifically on organizations running political campaigns, much of the content is applicable to any organization.

Protected Voices Video Links

Social Engineering

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DOtf2CHqWcrg&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=rlR%2FafGiWGTrwCfY4IUIbQih0tpUdtuDgBn%2FpmaqJ%2FU%3D&reserved=0

Patching, Firewalls, and Anti-Virus Software

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEZRaAPLpnOk&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=JZGgWUVyBXwKzbIfwvsaksKTWTE6ZipMuJ%2FQpARne8A%3D&reserved=0

Passwords

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dm9YAIrJHQ5A&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=GfOfXB1Ahi6kG3moq9YjW2%2BG99nzsMu0KrfC%2B5ckq28%3D&reserved=0

Information Security (InfoSec)

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DipTvQ5reUr8&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=ShZJIrEcU1j81ccKjWWh84XLAjDvY5kxozsWVrpog8I%3D&reserved=0

Browser and App Safety

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpL-Ck2x68Mw&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=pl54J5hf58B6U4du0b%2BrXc2Pnql7Sw8KzhFp2DqQR%2Bo%3D&reserved=0

Safer Campaign Communications

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhlwwI5xwDvQ&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=JC5fC2el1X%2FD6lupjV0Bf93yzx4oB%2BYeWl86hkoAocQ%3D&reserved=0

Wi-Fi

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DluXZ1hUEKtY&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=Ik238uxHj0tNyquIlflKYXFglcKQZ16dkgnp5FTITMw%3D&reserved=0

Router Hardening

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvNOU13WfHaQ&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=8zkcp5XDzo7uAP0vb%2FfmhyJ2bIGaIhLaYz6u%2FcmF5jI%3D&reserved=0

Cloud-Based Services

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPkHhLeaLGCc&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=xwZ6jz1i%2F3qE6NbHacMTcow6hpW0eHrLvzzvJKh3zV0%3D&reserved=0

Virtual Private Networks

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbzD6paYozGI&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=XH1nJOZBu4Aya%2Bk%2FKirvG%2FKygJp8%2FbpPqy4Tb%2FpayyA%3D&reserved=0

Have You Been Hacked?

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTM1Bm8HOdmE&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=XOrv5i98td4YDdKe6geAvoEiUpuPZVNDF1CnSbwHV1w%3D&reserved=0

Incident Response

YouTube: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNCene65EJww&data=02%7C01%7C%7C214a3ac6da0b4da2c36008d6176d6a35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636722156024637744&sdata=z1UfUjJVNhxekpW1%2FRmKamMkzv9v6WBXSVDbESKYZDE%3D&reserved=0

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