A surprise firing signals leadership failure in communicating expectations
Amir Elaguizy · 20VC: Why People Should Never Be Surprised If Fired, Subscription E-Commerce Is Hot & People Never Give True and Direct Feedback with Amir Elaguizy, Co-Founder @ Cratejoy · Jul 29, 2016 · at 19:59
Amir Elaguizy, co-founder and CEO of Cratejoy, discusses management standards and employee feedback strategies with Harry Stebbings.
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“If somebody is surprised by the fact that you're letting them go for performance reasons, that means that you as a leader have really failed at communicating expectations and the fact that they're falling short of those expectations. That doesn't mean, that does not mean that it needs to take a long time to fire people, but it does mean that, you know, if you're just showing up and surprise firing people, you're not effectively cultivating a team.”
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