01/16/2024

When an Employee Departs, Act Quickly and Plan Ahead

While departures are inevitable, proper plans are not always made

Employee departures are an inevitable part of any business. As your company grows and evolves, your needs change, and so do your employees. It’s natural that some of your people will move on to new opportunities or no longer be a good fit. 

Yet, if you've done a good job as a manager, departures should never be a total surprise. Through good rapport and open communication, you will know when a departure is coming, whether it’s your idea, their idea, or a little of both. 

Departures can happen for a lot of reasons, and it’s not always a bad thing, or anyone's “fault.” Maybe they got a new dream job. Or needed to move away to be closer to family, or because of a spouse’s new job. Or they could have decided the company they work at today is too different from the one they joined (common for early stage startup employees to feel after hyper growth). 

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