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What Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing have in Common

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Lazy and unethical is what they have in common.

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Quiet quitting is a term making its way around the internet. It refers to employees who stop being productive while drawing a paycheck for as long as possible.

Quiet firing is railroading an employee to quit so that you do not have to pay severance or undergo a 90-day performance review process.

Both practices are lazy and unethical

Look deeper, and you’ll probably find poor leadership at the root of both, too. According to Gallup, two-thirds of American employees reported being unengaged at work. That means they spend most of their time unproductive.

Some of the unproductivity is self-imposed. Most of it relates to unnecessary meetings, poorly thought-out requirements, miscommunication, etc. These are leadership problems.

You hired adults; what if you treated them like adults? Start with the ABCs

  1. Accountability. You need to meet 1-on-1 with each direct report weekly. People need to know that there are consequences for awesome, good, and awful. See this article on proactive accountability.
  2. Buy-in: You cannot demand it or order it on Amazon. You need to earn it. You know you have buy-in when people do what’s right the right way without you having to watch.
  3. Clarity about your common good: mission & vision, goals & values, standards & expectations. Every task you give should include “So That we get [x, y, z] outcomes.”

You’re right back on track with:

  • “Let’s meet for 15 minutes each Monday at 11 am so we can discuss priorities and make sure you are getting the support you need to succeed.”
  • “Joe, I like how you are letting your employees develop their own game plans for these tasks. How can I help you develop them even more?”
  • “I noticed that you’ve had a fifty percent turnover this year. Let’s discuss why that’s happening and what I can do to help you be successful. If this trend continues for the next 90 days, it’s time for you to find a better fit.”

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Get more action steps about leadership and accountability in these recent podcast interviews: