S1E5: If You're Firing Someone, You Probably Failed Them First

Biblical Business Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 13m · transcript

What does it look like when a company decides to "manage someone out"? Adam Weisner says a biblical business does the opposite.

Adam's answer starts with the leader: if you are firing someone, you have most likely failed them. Usually the gap is a lack of clarity, a lack of accountability, or a bad hiring process. So he sets a real process (a verbal warning, a written warning, then 30, 60, and 90 day windows), ends each step with "how can I help you?", and means it.

His line: "If somebody's underperforming, it is a direct reflection of your lack of leadership."

Adam has terminated people…