Picture this. You’re in the middle of a productive team meeting, when all of a sudden, someone at the table quits. No, not after the fact. No, not a resignation letter. No, not a private conversation. Just, “I’m OUT!...” in the middle of the meeting. Yikes! What would you do? What would you say? Though you may not have faced this abrupt of a situation, any leader that’s been in the game for a while has been blindsided by someone resigning, stepping away, or quitting. A listener writes in this week about this surprising challenge, and we walk through the best way to handle it!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
• What To Do When An Employee Quits Suddenly | Match
• What To Do When An Employee Suddenly Quits | Upwork
• 6 Unexpected Reasons Employees Quit, Even When You Thought They Were Happy | Inc. Magazine
• 17 Best Company Culture Books To Read in 2022 | Team Building
• 13 Signs That Someone Is About To Quit, According To Research | SHRM
• How To Retain Employees During The Great Resignation | SHRM
• Cracking Your Church's Culture Code by Dr. Samuel Chand
• Should You Try To Convince A Star Employee to Stay? | Harvard Business Review

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