Fighting the Good Fight
Learn when and how to fight for someone who could be vital for the company whether they are leaving for a good or bad reason.
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Regardless of whether a staff member has handed in their notice for a good or bad reason, the act of handing in their notice puts the ball firmly in your court. What are you going to do next? This is a conundrum that many managers face. At the most abstract level, it boils down to two choices:
- You accept the situation and initiate the process for them to leave.
- You fight for them to stay.
No battle is fought without effort or concession, so you’ll need to think long and hard about what you want to do next. However, there’s an added element of difficulty. Typically, to receive a job offer from another company, your staff member will have committed a sizable amount of time, energy, and emotion into deciding to research open positions, put together applications, complete multiple interview ...