Knowing how and when to fire is just as important as hiring when growing your business. In this episode, Jay and Dave will discuss their early experiences with firing people and why firing employees isn’t just good for business, but also for the employee being fired. Jay will also share the most important questions you should ask yourself prior to firing an employee.

In this series, Jay partners with Dave Asprey to cover many of the questions, topics, and issues that entrepreneurs will face in their journey.

Learn more about how Leverage can help your business here: https://www.getleverage.com/

Timestamps:

•0:00 – Introduction
•1:10 – Knowing when to fire someone, Jay & Dave’s early experiences of firing employees
•5:05 – Asking the right questions when you may need to fire an employee
•7:30 – What you can do in the hiring process to avoid firing people in the future
•9:00 – Using the ‘rip the band aid’ strategy to keep a good company culture & help the person who will be fired
•11:55 – How to take your business to the next level with Leverage
•13:45 – Why some employees may be happy to leave
•16:50 – How to hire the best people and “cry only once”
•21:40 – Why I use Leverage and how you can too