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Tell a High Performer Their Role Is Gone

Separate role elimination from personal value in a live conversation.

conversation thread coach note stat-tile trio Cal Torres CT Impacted employee 1 Open 2 Reason 3 Next The conversation 20 sec Scene Rina has twelve minutes before the 9:00 a.m. notification block. Cal just shipped the quarter’s best customer save, and his role is still on the eliminated list because the region is closing. The words used now will be repeated in Slack, in alumni texts, and in the next all-hands by people deciding whether leadership can still be trusted. The employee will remember whether you made them pull the truth out of you. 1:1

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