Stop Firing the Wrong People: Fix the Real Problem in Your Business

In this episode of Make Work Not Suck, hosts Daniel Steere and Ryan Hodges break down a common leadership pitfall: trying to “result” your way out of a problem. Too many organizations jump straight to firing people when the results don’t match expectations, but the real issue often lies in unclear vision and a missing journey.

Daniel and Ryan discuss how senior leaders, who are naturally results-oriented, can easily overlook the process and culture needed to achieve those results. Instead of holding people accountable without the right support, they show how to align your vision, journey, culture, and results for sustained success. If you’re tired of not hitting your goals quarter after quarter, this episode reveals how to stop blaming your team and start fixing the underlying issues.

Timestamps:

• [00:00] Results Without Vision: Why It’s Doomed to Fail

• [01:17] How Leaders Are Pushing Teams to Failure by Focusing Only on Results

• [03:34] Why Companies Are Quick to Fire Without Addressing the Real Problem

• [06:34] How to Tell If You Have a Process Problem or a People Problem

• [08:31] Daniel’s Personal Experience of Being Fired for Focusing on the Journey

• [11:15] The Blind Spot: Ignoring the Process and Culture Behind Results

• [14:21] The Vision-Journey-Culture-Results Model: How It All Connects

• [16:56] Why Documentation and Training Are Essential Before You Fire Anyone

• [20:33] Mistaking a Culture Problem for a Process Problem: Common Pitfalls

• [26:22] The Danger of Denying Reality in Business

Key Takeaways:

• If your company keeps chasing results but fails to hit them, you probably have a journey problem, not a people problem.
• Firing people without understanding how they were trained or supported is a recipe for repeated failure.
• A clear vision, well-aligned processes, and a healthy culture are necessary to hit your business goals consistently.
• Ignoring the journey will lead to frustration, poor results, and higher employee turnover.

Don’t let your blind spots derail your business! Learn how to assess whether your team’s struggles are rooted in journey or culture, and start making the shifts necessary to achieve real, sustainable results.

Does this resonate with your company’s struggles? Head over to MakeWorkNotSuck.com and take our journey assessment to see if you’ve been missing a critical piece in achieving your goals.

Make work not suck, starting with a clear vision and a defined journey!