Fletcher’s friend was not accomplishing the job responsibilities he was hired to complete. Fletcher was considering firing his friend, but they went to the same church, making the situation even more complicated. I asked Fletcher, “If you fired this man today, would he be blindsided?” When Fletcher answered, “Yes,” it became obvious that Fletcher had some more work to do. ...
Jack had a problem. One of his top salesmen was stirring up trouble, again. This salesman was a know-it-all that was constantly being argumentative with the rest of the team. Jack and I discussed possible solutions. But, when we discussed terminating his salesman if it didn’t get any better, Jack became anxious. “He’s my top salesperson. I don’t think I ...
When I was a young professional, a peer I’ll call Sally began a smear campaign of lies about our boss. Sally’s stated goal was to get our boss fired so that she could replace him. Our boss’ supervisor researched the claims and concluded that Sally had malicious intent and couldn’t be trusted. He concluded that the punishment Sally deserved should ...
Hard decisions, especially when jobs are eliminated, usually lead to hard conversations. This year, due to massive layoffs and furloughs, our small business leaders have had more difficult conversations with employees than usual. Unfortunately, some have one-sided conversations, terminating employees by email. Others send text messages to eliminate someone’s job. Hard conversations are best when first bathed in prayer and ...
Rick Betenbough, founder of Betenbough Homes, recently told some business leaders that God fired Moses. Rick pointed out that according to Deuteronomy 34, Moses was still in good health even at 120 years old. But because Moses dishonored God, he was removed from his position of leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and replaced by Joshua. In Deuteronomy 32 ...
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