The Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast

How To Fire Someone You Hired Out of Pity - Fridays with Ferne: Episode #10

Frame of Mind Coaching™ Season 2 Episode 91
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How do you fire someone you just hired? How do you fire someone that you took under your wing and helped them grow? How do you not feel guilty? 

In this episode of The Frame of Mind Coaching™ Podcast, Ferne and I explore a case about a lady named Carly, who just hired Lee to work for her small business. Carly hired her not because she was qualified, but rather because she thinks that this job could set Lee back on track. Carly takes Lee in and helps her out. 

A year later, Lee is underperforming and not progressing. Carly knows that it would be best for the company if Lee were gone, but she doesn’t know how to fire the woman that she took under her wing.

First, I address whether Carly should have hired Lee in the first place. I say that Carly shouldn’t hire anyone out of pity because that causes her to see those employees as weak, as a person who cannot succeed without help. Seeing Lee in that light doesn’t help her thrive. 

Now that Carly has already hired Lee and has decided that Lee is no longer benefiting the company, Carly needs to see Lee in a better light; a light that says, Lee will thrive outside of this organization.

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Read this episode’s transcript here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1252997/episodes/9054800

Have you ever been in a situation like this? Or do you have a case you’d like to share? Let’s talk! If there's a challenge you'd like to discuss here on the podcast or privately, please reach out to us:

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