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Stay Interview Questions That Actually Work (And How to Run One Without Making It Weird)

Exit interviews are autopsies. Stay interviews prevent the death. Here's the 9-question script, the rules for running one without making it weird, and what to do with what you hear.

Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs): A Manager's Guide with a Template You Can Actually Use

A PIP done right gives an underperforming employee a real chance to turn it around — and gives you legal cover if they don't. Here's the 30/60/90 template, the conversation script, and the 5 mistakes that make them boomerang as lawsuits.