Welcome to The Evo Revo Podcast, where hosts Jason Everett and Doug Campbell provide their unique insights into the ever-changing landscape of the salon industry. In this episode, Jason and Doug explain when to know if it is the right time to fire your top performer, even if that means firing yourself. They also show an easy to follow model to assist you in knowing if it is in fact time to move on from an employee.
Key Takeaways:
03:13 - How and when you should fire YOURSELF
09:10 - Getting caught in a comfort zone transferring from behind the chair to being a business owner
15:33 - Jason gives a model for how to determine if you should be keeping or firing an employee
23:20 - How to prepare to fire a cancerous top performer
Quotes:
“Fire yourself from the job that you have and give yourself the job of the owner.” (Jason) (07:19)
“That's part of what profit is, is paying you or rewarding you for taking the risk and putting yourself in that position.” (Doug)(11:09)
“Are your top performers costing you more money than they are making you?” (Jason) (14:06)
“If their values do not match the business then guess what, they need to go” (Jason) (17:27)
“I have never had someone come back to me and say I wish we would not have fired so and so, I have never heard someone wish they would come back” (Jason) (26:26)