449: Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri

Let Them Go Well with Sarah Olivieri The thought shows up quietly and then keeps coming back. Maybe this person is not right for us. Then it sits there for months while you look for more evidence and rehearse a conversation you never have. Meanwhile the person you are worried about is stuck in a job that is grinding on them too.

In this solo episode, Sarah walks through how to know when it is time to let someone go, and how to do it in a way that leaves everyone intact.

In This Episode, You'll Learn Why Sarah has never seen the instinct "I think I need to let this person go" turn out to be wrong, and what to do with that

The two categories to check before you act, fit with the team and fit with the role, and why only one of them is fixable

Why a bad hiring process is usually the thing that produced the conversation you are dreading

How to turn a firing conversation into a quitting conversation, and when that serves both of you

What nonprofit staff in particular need to hear before they can let themselves leave

Who This Episode Is For • Leaders who have been carrying the same thought about the same person since spring

• CEOs who keep reshuffling a role hoping it will fix a fit problem

• Anyone who has avoided a hard conversation because they were afraid of how the person would react

Practical takeaways • Run the two-category check. Is this about the team and your guiding principles, or is this about the role

• Check your state's employment laws before you plan anything else