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Speaker 1: This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host
Speaker 1: Paul Felloldo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to this seven minute leadership podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode three ten. Today's episode covers a tough but
Speaker 2: important leadership moment when an employee comes to you and says,
Speaker 2: I think I want to quit. Whether you saw it
Speaker 2: coming or it catches you completely off guard, this is
Speaker 2: a moment that calls for leadership, not management, not HR policies,
Speaker 2: just real leadership. So let's talk about how to navigate
Speaker 2: it with heart, purpose, and maybe even motivation. Step one
Speaker 2: is pause and listen. The first thing you need to
Speaker 2: do is take a breath and just listen. Don't jump
Speaker 2: into problem solving mode. Don't defend your company or try
Speaker 2: to convince them to stay right away. Just say thanks
Speaker 2: for sharing that with me. Can we talk about it.
Speaker 2: Create a calm, judgment free space, let them speak, let
Speaker 2: them vent. You're going to learn more by listening than
Speaker 2: by talking. And then step two is make sure you
Speaker 2: ask the right questions. When the timing feels right, ask questions,
Speaker 2: not to challenge their decision, but to understand it, here
Speaker 2: are a few to keep in your leadership toolbox. What's
Speaker 2: driving this decision? Is it personal, professional, or a combination.
Speaker 2: What's missing from your work right now? What does the
Speaker 2: next chapter of life look like for you? These questions
Speaker 2: show that you care about them as a person, not
Speaker 2: just as an employee. In step three, add some perspective.
Speaker 2: This is where your leadership voice matters. You can say
Speaker 2: something like I want you to know that your career
Speaker 2: and your happiness matters to me, whether you stay or
Speaker 2: move on. I want you to make the best decision
Speaker 2: for your life, but I also want to help you
Speaker 2: explore every angle so there are no regrets. This is
Speaker 2: not the time for manipulation or guilt. This is the
Speaker 2: time for truth. Remind them of the good they've done,
Speaker 2: the growth you've seen, and the value that they bring
Speaker 2: to the team. That's real motivation being seen, heard and appreciated.
Speaker 2: And step four talk about life, not just work. And
Speaker 2: here's a powerful question that might shift everything if money
Speaker 2: wasn't a factor, What would you do with your life tomorrow?
Speaker 2: This opens the door to talk about purpose, passion, and potential.
Speaker 2: Remind them every job is a chapter, not the entire story.
Speaker 2: If they're quitting because they're burned out, help them look
Speaker 2: at rest, not resignation. If they're quitting because they're lost,
Speaker 2: help them find clarity. If they're quitting because they're ready
Speaker 2: for more, celebrate that. Don't just be a leader in
Speaker 2: the office, be a guide in their journey. And step five.
Speaker 2: Respect their decision, but leave the door open. Sometimes they'll
Speaker 2: decide to stay, sometimes they'll leave either way, Handle it
Speaker 2: with grace. A good leader's job isn't to keep people,
Speaker 2: it's to develop them. Let them know you'll always be
Speaker 2: a reference, a mentor, or a resource. Why because great
Speaker 2: leadership creates lifelong loyalty even when the paycheck ends. When
Speaker 2: someone tells you they want to quit, don't take it personally,
Speaker 2: take it seriously. This is a leadership checkpoint. How you
Speaker 2: show up in this moment could change the way they
Speaker 2: view work and you forever. You might not be able
Speaker 2: to stop them from leaving, but you can make sure
Speaker 2: they leave with their head held high, knowing they mattered,
Speaker 2: knowing they were led by someone who truly gave a damn.
Speaker 2: That's real leadership. That's what builds legacies, not just teams.
Speaker 2: And if you haven't done, so, please check out my
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Speaker 2: Seven Minute Leadership Survival Guide. I think you're gonna love both.
Speaker 2: This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast and I
Speaker 2: thank you for listening.
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