Employers who dread the firing process may breathe a sigh of relief after the terminated employee leaves; but the job isn't done yet. After the fired employee leaves the premises, write a short memo ...

Chris DeVault remembers the surprise he felt as a hotshot young engineer when he was told that he needed to write better memos if he wanted to advance his career. “My boss told me I was a bright young ...

It may seem as if a memo – which is short for 'memorandum' – is a document you can dash off quickly without giving it too much thought. But while memos are by nature brief (no more than two pages), ...