SOLUTION:

Let Them Go

PURPOSE: Provide the opportunity for your team members to get important decisions or events on the table so you can determine whether you need to “take action” or “manage expectations,” AND an individual can “take action” or “let go.”

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SOLUTION:

Let Them Go

PURPOSE: Provide the opportunity for your employees to get important decisions or events on the table so you can determine whether you need to “take action” or “manage expectations,” AND an employee can “take action” or “let go.”

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Time: 30 Minutes

STEP 1: Give the Let Them Go Worksheet to your team member.

STEP 2: Ask the individual to identify one to two decisions, actions, or events they have a concern about.

Have your team member record the following:

  1. A brief outline of the decision or event
  2. The impact this decision or event created for the individual

STEP 3: In a discussion, ask your team member to talk about each decision or event and the impact created. Be sure to focus on creating an understanding of the individual’s perspective.

STEP 4: Based on the decision, action, or event, determine the following:

  1. What YOU (the individual) can do
  2. What the MANAGER (you) can do
  3. What YOU AND the INDIVIDUAL can do TOGETHER

STEP 5: Share what CAN and CAN’T be done and discuss WHY with the individual.