29.04.2025

YOU’RE REWARDING UNDERPERFORMERS AND PUNISHING ACTION

YOU’RE REWARDING UNDERPERFORMERS AND…

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YOU’RE REWARDING UNDERPERFORMERS AND PUNISHING ACTION

(And the rest of your team is watching)

→ Your top performers are picking up the slack
→ Your managers are walking on eggshells
→ Your culture is quietly falling apart

But the employee isn’t technically doing anything wrong.
They show up.
They hit just enough of the target.
They know you won’t act—because last time, it backfired.

So you sit tight.
And the rot sets in.

This is exactly what one of our clients was facing:

→ 3 employees coasting through roles with no accountability
→ Leaders scared to act in case it triggered a grievance
→ High performers silently disengaging
→ And no clear structure for performance conversations or exits

Here’s what we did:

→ Audited the whole team’s outputs, clarity of roles, and accountability gaps
→ Mapped legal AND ethical options—balancing risk, culture, and fairness
→ Designed and delivered performance improvement plans with actual consequences
→ Led every formal meeting, drafted every document, and took ownership from start to finish
→ Coached leadership on how to follow through confidently without legal fear

Within 8 weeks:

→ Underperformers improved or exited—fairly and legally
→ Retention of top performers increased
→ Leaders felt back in control
→ The business culture? Realigned around performance and trust

This is what we do.
We don’t hand over templates.
We don’t sit on calls giving vague advice.

We run your people function.
Start to finish. Ethically. Legally. Strategically.
All as your all-inclusive HR department for less than minimum wage.

Want your leadership team to stop avoiding performance issues and start leading again?
Book your free consultation:
https://lnkd.in/eSXgRSX5

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