Dan Martell - How to Fire Someone Gracefully

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00:00:00.000 How do you fire somebody gracefully?

00:00:01.700 You know you mess it up if the person is surprised.

00:00:04.000 By the time I decide to fire somebody,

00:00:06.620 what I call transition them off the team,

00:00:08.620 most of the time they're actually a little relieved

00:00:10.800 because they haven't been performing.

00:00:12.260 The frame I use is that we're a high-performing team

00:00:15.240 and some people get to play in the team for a season

00:00:18.060 or for multiple seasons, but it's not guaranteed.

00:00:20.340 When I hire them, I communicate that.

00:00:22.160 And then if there's a discrepancy

00:00:24.120 in their ability to perform,

00:00:25.800 to both practice and show up on game day,

00:00:28.220 then there's a feedback loop.

00:00:29.440 If you keep somebody on your team that will never be a top performer,

00:00:33.400 then you're selfish because you're not going to allow them to ever be in a position to succeed.

Dan Martell - May 10, 2025