Email Pink Slips are the Next Virtual Inevitability

An email RIF (reduction in force) notice is inevitable, says Richard Moran, author of the newly released Nuts, Bolts & Jolts (www.nutsboltsjolts.com).

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2006 -- A RIF (reduction in force) notice in your email that starts, As a result of increased competition…," is inevitable, according to Richard Moran, author of the newly released Nuts, Bolts & Jolts. www.nutsboltsjolts.com He calls the online pink slip, the eRif.

Its clean, its efficient and its not necessarily bad," notes Rich, an expert in organizational effectiveness. With a virtual workforce, the cold question becomes, how do you fire people when you may not even know who they are, or where they are?"

notes Rich, an expert in organizational effectiveness. With a virtual workforce, the cold question becomes, how do you fire people when you may not even know who they are, or where they are?

The Human Resource question of the moment is, are emailed RIF notices bad business or a fast and clean methodology for a todays workforce connected and managed by email?

Email is no different from a pink slip enclosed with a paycheck," says Rich. By sending an eRIF everyone finds out at the same instant and there is no waiting around to see who is in and who isnt."

Of course," Moran adds, if youve been working in the cube next to someone for ten years, dont send them an eRif, as might have happened when Radio Shack eRif-ed 403 employees at its Fort Worth headquarters."

Although there could be a bit of black humor used," he notes. "The subject line of the email might be, ‘Read Me First, Really or ‘Bring Your Employee ID to a meeting on Friday at 4:00."

Rich is the best selling authority on business wisdom too simple not to know," bulleted observations popular from the board room to employee orientation. His books of business wisdom include Never Confuse a Memo With Reality and Beware Those Who Ask For Feedback. Richs new book, Nuts, Bolts and Jolts, is available on Amazon.com.

What do you think about email pink slips? Rich would like to hear about it. Write rich.bullets @ gmail.com. More information is available at www.nutsboltsjolts.com.

Contact:
Doug Molitor
650.867.3700
www.nutsboltsjolts.com

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