{"id":3400,"date":"2025-02-07T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/australia\/?p=3400"},"modified":"2025-02-12T04:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:22:12","slug":"loosing-an-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/australia\/loosing-an-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Loosing an Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As a manager, losing an employee might invoke one of two reactions &#8211; &#8220;Well, that solves one problem!\u201d \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>or \u201cHow will we survive without them?!'&#8221; \ud83d\ude2e\u200d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s face it, losing employees can be emotional, expensive and disruptive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But let\u2019s talk about the elephant in the room: Not all resignations hit the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s natural for managers to experience a range of emotions when an employee hands in their resignation. Sometimes though that feeling, deep in the pit of your stomach, can be different depending on the employee. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If the employee is a <\/b><b>top performer<\/b><b> you might feel:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disappointment: They were a real asset and losing them is a massive setback.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frustration: Better retention strategies might have saved them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regret: You know you could have done more to keep them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety: How to fill the gap left and what about the impact on team dynamics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadness: You will miss them;\u00a0 they were a valued colleague and team member.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On the other hand, if the employee is a <\/b><b>poor performer<\/b><b> you might feel:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relief: You\u2019re <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finally <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free from the awkward pep talks and hand-holding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Validation: Deep down, you knew they weren\u2019t quite right for the role.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guilt: Did I support their development or address their performance issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety: Concerns about the potential for disruption in the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indifference: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019ll be fine\u2026 and so will we.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the Question is &#8211; Why are you waiting for resignations to just happen? You don\u2019t have to feel stuck waiting for the poor performer to leave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Enter the GPI Edge.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our scientifically-backed assessments, you can uncover what\u2019s really going on with your team before they start updating their LinkedIn profiles. These aren\u2019t your run-of-the-mill personality quizzes. We\u2019re talking about digging into motivations, values, and hidden drivers of engagement &#8211; things a survey could never tell you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why does it matter?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because knowing what your team truly needs means:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Fewer surprise exits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Better team dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 A culture that people want to stick around for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re not saying you\u2019ll have 100% retention (we\u2019re good, but not that good). But <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wouldn\u2019t you want to reduce turnover by <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 60%?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Request a<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatpeopleinside.com.au\/\">FREE TRIAL <\/a>of our assessments.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because keeping your best employees engaged\u2014and maybe even keeping your sanity intact is worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a manager, losing an employee might invoke one of two reactions &#8211; &#8220;Well, that solves one problem!\u201d \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8, or \u201cHow will we survive without them?!&#8217;&#8221; \ud83d\ude2e\u200d Let&#8217;s face it, losing employees can be emotional, expensive and disruptive.\u00a0 But let\u2019s talk about the elephant in the room: Not all resignations hit the same. 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