People Quit People, Not Companies

How many have ever quit their job because of a bad leader or a bad relationship at work?

As a leader, we’d like to think that when people leave , it has little to do with us. But the reality is that we are often the reason. People usually quit their leaders. The “Company” doesn’t do anything negative to them. People do.

What kind of people do employees quit?

1. People quit people who devalue them. It is impossible to add value to someone we devalue!. If we do not respect someone, we can’t treat them with respect. When leaders devalue their people they start to manipulate them.
2. People quit people who are untrustworthy. Have you ever worked with people you couldn’t trust? It’s a terrible experience. Nobody likes to work with someone that they can’t rely on.
3. People quit people who are incompetent. When leaders are incompetent, they become a distraction to the team. They waste people’s energy. They prevent people from keeping the main thing, the main thing.
4. People quit people who are insecure. If the leader values people, possesses integrity, and displays competence, then people will be content to follow, right? No, even if leaders posses those three qualities, there still one characteristic that will drive people away from them. INSECURITY. Some insecure leaders are easy to spot. Their desire for power, position and recognition comes out in an obvious display of fear, suspicion, distrust or jealousy.

No matter how good of a leader you are, you will ocacionally lose people. That’s simply a part of leadership. However, you can do things to make yourself the kind of leader that other people wants to follow.

🤚 Contact me and I can help.

Janitza Rivera

Executive Business Coach