Performance Review + PIP + Termination Kit — The Hardest Conversations + 5 Free Bonuses ($81 Value)

The post-hire conversations no one trains you to have.

Performance reviews. PIPs. Terminations. The three management conversations everyone fears, nobody teaches, and most managers handle badly enough to either invite a lawsuit or bury a problem until it explodes. The Performance Kit gives you the templates, scripts, and documentation patterns that protect everyone — your direct, your team, your company, and you.

What you get:

Performance Review Module:

• Annual review templates: self, manager, peer, 360
• Quarterly check-in templates
• Calibration framework — normalize ratings across teams
• Difficult feedback scripts

PIP Module:

• 30/60/90-day PIP template with measurable milestones
• Pre-PIP conversation script
• Weekly check-in template during PIP period
• "Successful completion" and "termination after PIP" pathway documents

Termination Module:

• Termination decision documentation
• Termination conversation script
• Separation agreement template (with explicit "have counsel review" footer)
• State-specific final-pay timing requirements
• Reference policy guidance

How it works in real life:

Use Case 1 — The PIP That Worked. Underperforming employee. Most managers either avoid the conversation or jump straight to termination. The pre-PIP script gives you a third path — a structured 30/60/90 plan with measurable milestones. They turn it around. You retained a hire and avoided a $50K replacement cost.

Use Case 2 — The Difficult Annual Review. Tenured employee, declining performance. The "difficult feedback" script gives you exact phrasing for delivering a "needs improvement" rating without it landing as a personal attack.

Use Case 3 — The Termination That Didn't Become a Lawsuit. A long-tenured employee has to be let go. The decision documentation, the conversation script, the state-specific final-pay timing, the separation language — all dialed in. They leave with severance, dignity, and no claim filed.

Why it pays for itself in week one:

• Wrongful termination defense: The average wrongful termination claim costs $40,000 in legal fees + settlement, and 3–6 months of distraction. Documented PIP + termination process is the strongest defense available.
• PIP success rate: Structured PIPs succeed in retaining the employee in ~40% of cases (industry data). Unstructured PIPs succeed in <10%. The structure matters.
• Manager protection: When you don't have HR, the manager IS the documentation. The Kit makes that documentation defensible.

🎁 Free Bonuses Included (substantial added value):

• The Termination Conversation Script — what to say, what to never say ($19.99 value)
• PIP Decision Tree — when to PIP, when to skip to termination ($14.99 value)
• State-by-State Final-Pay Quick Reference — final paycheck timing by jurisdiction ($11.99 value)
• "Difficult Feedback" Phrase Library — exact wording for hard conversations ($14.99 value)
• "Hiring Manager's First 7 Weeks" Email Course — 7 emails, automated ($19.99 value)

Pricing:

$59.99 — one-time, lifetime access.

First-purchase value: $141.94 ($59.99 kit + $81.95 in bonuses delivered immediately).

Who it's for:

Managers facing their first difficult performance conversation. Founders who don't have HR and don't know how to terminate someone safely. Anyone who'd rather not learn employment law the hard way.

Templates and frameworks, not legal advice. Have counsel review for your specific situation.

License: Single-business commercial use. May not be resold, redistributed, or used as a base for derivative templates sold elsewhere. Covers internal hiring use within one business entity.