How Do You Work With an Under-Performing Employee You Can’t Let Go?

An under-performing employee you can't let go isn't mainly a people problem. It's a thought problem the manager is carrying. After 40 years, here's what actually moves the situation.

Scott Friedman

Leadership Coach & Life Coach · Ventura County, CA

40+ years of daily meditation · 14 published books

Key Takeaways

You can't fire them and you can't fix them, because fixing requires access to the thought producing the performance, and you don't have access to that
Most of the suffering in this situation comes from the thought the manager carries about the employee, not from the employee's behavior itself
Name the structural reason you can't let them go, then name the one thing you actually need from them; most managers have never done the second
Work on the situation you have, not the one you wish you had; the gap between those two is where your frustration lives
Executive coaching works on the thought layer the manager is carrying, which is the only layer you have any access to

About the Author

Scott Friedman

Scott Friedman is a life coach, leadership coach, and thought coaching practitioner based in Ventura County, CA. He has maintained a daily meditation practice for over 40 years and has authored 14 books on conscious living, thought coaching, and personal development.

His coaching model is radically different: you pay nothing upfront. At the successful conclusion of coaching, you pay what you think it was worth — and what you can afford. He works with clients by phone or video throughout Ventura County and across the country.

Read Full Bio Book a Free Call

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Book a Free Discovery Call With Scott

Zero cost upfront. You only pay at the successful conclusion of coaching —

and only what you think it was worth.

Book My Free Call

✓ No sales pitch✓ Phone or video✓ Pay after results✓ 40+ years experience