My Standard Reaction When Someone Quits
I have a basic policy…
I’ve held it almost as long as I’ve been in a management/leadership type of role…
Whether paid staff or volunteer…
If you come to me ready to resign…
I won’t attempt to talk you out of it…
I may try to:
- Understand your heart
- Make sure it’s not a knee jerk reaction
- Make sure you aren’t being treated unfairly by someone else…
- Make sure there are no misunderstandings between us…
But, if those check out, I won’t stand in your way…
I’ll simply encourage you as you move forward…
I’ve found that convincing a person to stay hardly ever works…
You’ll tend to never be satisfied again…
If your heart has already left our vision….
Am I wrong?
Leader, what do you do when someone quits?
