In this episode, Coach J and the GMan talk about how managing employees is like any other relationship in your life. We approach it much like dating or being married. We care deeply for them even when it’s not working out. We make excuses like “we don’t want to hurt them” or “they are such a good person” and based on those reasons we don’t act. Often we torture the person for months before we come to terms that, it’s just not working out. When we get there and finally act, often both parties are relieved.
Any relationship, even those between a manager and their employees, can become toxic. When this happens both parties can feel it. Generally we stop communicating fully. We stop holding them accountable because, why bother? IT hasn’t worked out up to this point and it’s unlikely to change course.
Coach J and the GMan discuss how, when, and why you need to “break-up” with your employees before it becomes toxic.
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