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This initial performance warning conversation would typically be the first step in a performance improvement process. If your staff member\u2019s performance did not improve, this would be followed by a written performance plan<\/a> and\u2014if performance still did not reach the necessary level\u2014firing. Reflect on any biases<\/a> that could be shaping your perception or your approach to giving feedback, then use our CSAW process<\/a> to prepare: connect, share specific feedback, ask\/invite questions, and use repeat-backs to wrap up the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s an example of what an initial, informal warning conversation might sound like with an employee who\u2019s struggling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10399,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"resource_types":[51],"topic":[42],"collection":[],"class_list":["post-235","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_types-tool-template","topic-performance-problems"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInformal Performance Warning \u2013 Sample Script - The Management Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.managementcenter.org\/resources\/informal-performance-warning-sample-script\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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