172: When You Need to Let People Go

One of the toughest things we are called to do in our leadership careers is to let somebody go from our team. And even though doing this very thing can be necessary to move us, our teams & our organizations forward - we can sometimes put it off for too long.

Let’s talk about how to know when it’s time to let someone go. 

In today’s episode, I’m discussing the decision to let someone go, the mindset behind this decision, and the tools you need to make sure you’re doing it at the right time so you can achieve the most successful outcomes for you and your team. 

Ready to take on this leadership challenge with more confidence?

Let’s go to the show!

I dive into:

• How to know when it’s time to let someone go (and why it’s important to get the timing right!)
• The leadership mindset tools you need when making the decision to fire someone
• Assessing performance vs. technical abilities
• You’ve decided to let someone go, now what?
• My TOP TIPS for delivering the bad news
• How to handle the rebuilding phase and help your team recover from the loss
• And more

**Useful links**

• Catch the episode on how to handle layoffs here: Episode 154: The Two Sides of Layoffs: How to Pick Yourself Up After a Layoff (And Do It Well) 
• If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy 
• Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode172 
• Check us out on Youtube.
• Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women’s tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives.