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Don't Fire Your Worst Team Member
In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson challenges the knee-jerk leadership reaction to replace struggling employees.
Firing may feel decisive, but it is often expensive, disruptive, and avoidable. Many underperforming team members are not lost causes — they are dealing with unclear expectations, poor coaching, misalignment, burnout, or fear.
Wayne breaks down how to identify who can be coached, who cannot, and how developing a struggling employee can strengthen the entire team.
Great leaders do not just find high performers.
They build them.
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