Episode 025: Hiring & Firing with Clarity: The Leadership Gap Most Founders Ignore

Описание: In this episode, Steve and Lee get real about one of the most overlooked and emotionally charged responsibilities of founders and leaders: hiring and firing. Why do so many leaders avoid tough conversations? What makes firing feel so personal, and why shouldn't it be?

Drawing from their years as elite coaches and founders themselves, they explore the often blurry boundaries between friendship and leadership, and how avoiding clarity in your hiring and firing practices can quietly sabotage your culture and company performance. This is a conversation about respect, candor, performance standards, and why you should never clean up the house before hiring someone to clean it.

Key Takeaways:
Why “being liked” sabotages good hiring decisions
The myth of the company “family” and why thinking like a team wins
What most leaders get wrong about performance reviews
How to set expectations and communicate standards from day one
Emotional traps in the hiring/firing cycle
The case for trial periods, performance metrics, and candid conversations
Real stories from Lee and Steve on letting go of co-founders and culture misfits
How to know when it’s time to part ways and do it with integrity
Why most leaders keep poor performers 6–12 months too long

Resources Mentioned:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Model
EO (Entrepreneur Organization) & EOA (Entrepreneur Accelerator)
Daniel Kahneman’s hiring bias research

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