Have you ever shied away from having a non-work conversation with an employee? #scalingupbusiness

26 Sept 2024 · 0 min

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This content was created by Bill Gallagher. This content was uploaded by Bill Gallagher. This is a YouTube video titled "Have you ever shied away from having a non-work conversation with an employee? #scalingupbusiness" (created 2024-09-26; last edited 2026-01-28). The excerpt is a single-speaker segment (labelled SPEAKER A) in which the speaker addresses leadership and management: encouraging leaders to engage with and care for employees, arguing that closeness and accountability are compatible, and challenging the idea that strong relationships make difficult conversations or performance plans impossible. The content is aimed at managers and scaling businesses.

How many times have we seen, like, leaders that aren't willing to engage and really get to know their people? Because, like, well, I. Why would I want to get to know them so closely and love and care for them? Because what happens if I have to have a difficult conversation with them? Right. Or put them on performance plan? I would argue that's bogus, that, that they will be less likely to be on a performance plan. And if you were to put them on a performance plan, they're going to be disappointed themselves because they disappointed you. That you can love somebody and hold them accountable. They're not mutually exclusive.