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The transparent conversation I had with my team after 3 team members quit back-to-back
This past year, in a very short period of time, I lost three people on my marketing team.
Now, I’ve been a business owner for a while now – and this isn’t the first time that I’ve had employees quit.
And even though I know that this is simply a part of the game, this particular experience really tested me as an entrepreneur.
Because I lost so many people back-to-back, all of my biggest fears all came to the surface. I was deeply afraid that the rest of my team would lose morale and their faith in my business… and as a result, completely unravel.
My negative thoughts took me to a really dark place. But after allowing myself the time and space ‘go there’ — and then talking to my coach and journaling about it – I realized something incredibly important:
This challenge was an opportunity for me to step up as a leader.
I needed to be completely transparent and give them an understanding as to why this happened. I also had to realize that it’s their personal decision to leave my company. And guess what? It’s 100% ok if they do.
It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. But I’m so glad that it happened, because I know that it will only make me a better leader in the long run.
In this incredibly vulnerable episode, I let you in on everything that happened, the difficult conversation I had with my team, and how my business is even stronger as a result of this experience.
Here’s a glance at this episode…
- [01:53] 2022 was a year of growth for me as a leader.
- [03:49] One of the challenges I faced was losing three people in my marketing team in a short period of time.
- [05:27] My number one fear was that the team was going to unravel. I got nervous about morale.
- [07:08] I journaled about my fears and allowed myself to feel all of the feelings. Then it was time to shift the mindset.
- [08:37] At our retreat, I addressed the situation and reminded everyone that they can see this as a challenge or an opportunity.
- [11:00] As a leader, I had to let go of what they might be thinking. I'm not responsible for their emotions and thoughts, they are.
- [13:44] When challenges happen with your team, check in with yourself. Remember that you can't control everyone else's thoughts and feelings.
- [14:52] Change is inevitable and challenges will always happen. You can see them as a setback or an opportunity.
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