This is a particularly sensitive issue for companies located in small communities. If the person is to fired early next year on the grounds of poor performance, it certainly doesn't make sense to compromise your position by providing a Christmas bonus. Provide a zero bonus at Christmas and then conduct the firing in January. Maryanne Peabody and Laurence J. Stybel are co-founders of Stybel Peabody Lincolnshire, a consulting firm devoted to senior executive career effectiveness. There are twenty five Lincolnshire offices located in three countries.
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