Everyone Asks Why the Great Ones Leave. Nobody Asks Why the Settled Stay.

Whenever a great employee resigns, the scramble begins. In this episode, Kim the SME flips the question and asks why the settled, the ones quietly coasting, choose to stay. Through a personal story about training someone for a role she was passed over for, Kim shows how great employees read the room long before they leave, and why communication includes everything we avoid, delay, and tolerate.

She walks through the reasons people stay comfortable: constant accommodation, no one asking more of them, an upper hand, special favor, tenure that excuses behavior, and the simple truth that staying takes far less energy than leaving. Then she turns the mirror inward, inviting leaders to own their part and inviting all of us to notice where we are settling in our own lives, in relationships, routines, and communities, simply because moving takes effort.

Inside this week’s newsletter, The Communication Ledger, you’ll find a reflection on what tolerance teaches a team and two personal questions to carry into your week.

Curious what an honest stay conversation could reveal? Open the free Questions and Perspectives app at qandpcards.com and play a card with someone who matters to you. Join the weekly newsletter and explore more at https://www.kimunitysoulutions.com/.

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