As a senior executive you have a right to expect the best effort from your employees, just as they expect you to provide the best environment, tools and material for them to do it. Also, when an employee falls behind, you have a right to discuss the matter with them and ascertain what corrective action need to be taken. However, you do not have the right to destroy their dignity in the process. Let them know in private what your concerns are, and ask them for suggestions to rectify the problem. Discuss the situation with other knowledgeable individuals and then take all this input into consideration when making your final decision regarding what action is appropriate.
Some employees are emotionally stronger than others.
Although you can't ask about these issues directly, you can ask if the employee needs some time off to resolve personal or family issues. If you insist that you must be the autocrat of your business realm, and as such you need not show any respect for your workers or their emotional well-being and can administer punishment any time and anywhere you deem appropriate, you were born a century or two too late. Be prepared to accept the consequences. In the final analysis, if you treat your employees like chattel, that is how they will perform. Earliest info on new businesses, homeowners Sales Prospecting Center Real info, real opportunities.