The First Person I Ever Fired

Send us Fan MailThe first person Meredith ever fired was a woman in her forties.Meredith was fourteen years old.And she did the whole thing crying.In this deeply personal episode of Rooted Leadership, Meredith shares the story of Mrs. Smith, the lessons she got wrong, the one thing she somehow got right, and the leadership principles that took the next twenty years to fully understand.If you have a difficult conversation sitting on your calendar, this episode is for you.You'll learn:Why leaders should never fire for a single incidentThe difference between being clear and being cruelHow to protect a person's dignity, even in hard decisionsWhy your emotions are your responsibility in difficult conversationsThe "grocery store test" every leader should useBecause leadership is not measured by whether a conversation is hard.It's measured by how you conduct yourself when it is.Support the show