Delete? There is no Delete.

A few months ago, after a dedicated mentoring and improvement process, I terminated an employee who was not meeting performance expectations. I set the employee free to pursue other opportunities.

After “Stan” had packed up his desk and exited the office, I began working with IT to deal with his corporate email account.

I was shocked at the number of personal emails Stan received at work. No wonder he wasn’t performing! Stan was playing the stock market, reading blogs, editing his extensive photo gallery, and communicating with many different groups and organizations on a regular basis. It was quite clear why he…