[Person’s name]: Having the finest team members is important to [Company Name] and we understand that it takes confidence and intelligence to embrace constructive criticism as a beneficial recommendation rather than a personal attack. When we fail to meet company expectations, recommendations help us change our behavior and get back on the road to success. Each day should be marked with another step toward our personal and professional pinnacles of success. I am happy to be a help to you in any way that I can to accomplish these goals. Having said that, I must tell you, candidly, that the probability of success is not very high for you right now. Your performance is not meeting expectations in the following ways: [Describe areas needing improvement]. I believe that your attention and commitment to changing the above shortcomings will bring about an immediate improvement. We will monitor your progre