The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership cover image

117: Leadership Dilemma - When Do You Fire an Employee?

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

CHAPTER

How to Get Your Team From Green to Yellow

Don't keep underperformers. Don't keep people who don't belong on the bus, he says. Ask these two questions about your team: Are you happy? And would you enthusiastically rehire everyone? Mark each player on your team. Red, yellow, green. Let's get an assessment of where they're at and then put the plans in place. Have the courageous conversations. This is something so many engineering leaders struggle with.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner