Feb 5, 2021 · 15m · founders-journal
My First Fire
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In this episode of Founders Journal, host Alex Lieberman shares personal lessons from his first employee termination at Morning Brew, providing a six-rule framework to help leaders navigate firings empathetically, decisively, and transparently.
Statements from this episode (4)
Lieberman uses the 'bus stop test' to evaluate cultural fit
“The bus stop test, which is, would you spend 12 hours sitting at a bus stop with this person without losing your mind?”
Lieberman: Layoff conversations should be 90% manager talking
“A layoff conversation should be 90% manager talking, 10% employee. There, unfortunately, is very little upside to making it a more balanced conversation.”