Jason M. LemkinCEO, SaaStr · Co-Founder of SaaStr AI, SaaStr Fund, Adobe Sign

Overcoming Challenges: Dealing with Team Departures and Struggles

9 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video (uploaded June 9, 2024 by Jason M. Lemkin) featuring a speaker reflecting on the emotional impact when team members leave or struggle within an organization. The speaker describes these moments—someone leaving the team or not feeling able to succeed—as their worst days, emphasizing the personal, people-centered nature of the distress.

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But I think often, like, the worst day is when people I really care about, you know, are either, you know, leaving the business or they're struggling or they don't feel like they have what they need. Is usually like those moments when I come home and I'm really upset, and I'm talking about it at the dinner table with my husband. It's usually about the people, and it's about usually probably someone leaving the team or someone not feeling like they can be successful within the organization is, like, my worst worst day.