What to Do When an Employee Struggles

14 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise advisory segment, the speaker outlines a step‑by‑step approach for managers dealing with underperforming employees. First, address the issue promptly and privately, avoiding public confrontation. Hold regular weekly meetings to clarify expectations, provide needed support, and offer training. If performance does not improve, formally document the concerns with a Personal Improvement Plan (PIP). After a clear timeline of a few months, if the employee still fails to meet expectations, the manager should proceed with termination. The guidance emphasizes timely intervention, clear communication, structured support, and documented accountability.

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If you have hired people and things are not working out, you don't want to let the situation drag. Call them out, not publicly. Have those weekly meetings, go over expectations, help them, support them. If they need training, give them training, whatever they need, address their needs. And then they have to execute, they have to deliver. And if they're not delivering, put it in writing. In corporate, they talk about a PIP, personal improvement plan. Do that, and then within a couple months, if they're still not delivering, you have to ask them to leave.