The #1 Reason to FIRE Your #1 Employee

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Gary Vaynerchuk

Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 18.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Episode Description

In this episode, I dive deep into what it really means to build a thriving, successful organization—one where culture, accountability, and human connections drive everything. I talk about why I fire people who aren’t good humans, no matter how talented they are, and why hiring is always a gamble. But here’s the catch: promoting and firing are where the real magic happens.

I share insights on building relationships within your team, how to sniff out top talent, and the importance of spending time with your people. We explore why fostering culture and continuity creates a nearly unstoppable force, and I reveal what it takes to drive innovation—even when you’re not the one in charge. Plus, we tackle the power of speaking your truth in the workplace and why complaining never solves anything.

This one’s packed with actionable advice on leadership, transformation, and owning your career journey. You don’t want to miss it!

Transcript

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0:00.0	I fire every single person that is not a good human being
0:04.5	regardless of how much money she or he makes for me.
0:12.8	There is no quicker way to fuck everything up
0:18.0	than to look the other way at someone who's talented
0:21.6	and contributing but is a piece of shit human.
0:25.6	Period.
0:27.6	And so my success rate is not based on how I hire,
0:32.6	my success rate is based on how I promote and how I fire. Hiring my friends is guessing.
0:40.3	Let there be no, boy, oh boy, was I gifted with
0:43.3	intuition and people skills.
0:45.3	It's a real blessing.
0:47.3	Give all the credit to my parents having sex at the perfect
0:50.3	nanosecond.
0:55.2	And I have hired atrociously
0:58.2	in my 30 year career because I'm too optimistic.
1:01.7	There's a little bit too much charity in the way that I hire.
1:04.4	It's just who I am.
1:05.5	Hiring is guessing.
1:07.5	Promoting and firing is knowing.
1:11.7	Hire faster because you're not to figure it out in any way.
1:15.9	Fire faster and promote fastest.
1:21.1	One of the big mistakes a lot of us make is when we know we have something great on our hands,
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