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Hey Unfiltered Folks,
"WHY DO PEOPLE QUIT ME AND NOT THE COMPANY?"
Answer: Because you're the problem. They love the company. The mission. The product. The team. They just can't work for you. Maybe you're a micromanager. Maybe you're unpredictable. Maybe you don't develop people. Whatever it is, you're the reason they leave.
This is your fault. Look in the mirror.
If people love everything except you, you're the common denominator.
Question to Consider: What's the pattern in your exit interviews?
Why: If people love the company but quit you, you're the common denominator.
Here's what's happening: someone joins. They're excited. They love the mission. They love the team. Then they work for you. You micromanage. Or you're inconsistent. Or you don't give feedback. Or you play favorites. They try to make it work. They can't. They leave. They say they're leaving for a better opportunity. That's code for "I'm leaving you."
The cost? You churn good people. The company suffers. Other teams lose talent because people can't stand working for you. Your reputation spreads. Good people avoid your team. The only people who join are the ones who don't have options. Now you have a weak team. You blame them. But you're the problem.
You created this by being a bad leader. The worst part? You don't even know it. You think they're leaving for other reasons. They're not. They're leaving you.
Action: Read your exit interviews today. Look for patterns.
Ask a trusted peer: "What's the pattern in why people quit my team?"
Be ready to hear the hard truth. Then fix it.
Get a coach. Change your behavior. If you won't, you'll keep losing people forever.
The company will move you eventually. Better to fix it now.
Stay Unfiltered,
— Andy
P.S. If people love everything except you, you're the problem.
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