Six months ago I got “laid off.”

To be honest, it felt more like a firing.

The team didn’t like me. They were either not mature enough for me, or I was not wise enough for them.

They heard very little of what I said. And gave me no credit for what I did.

An internal survey made it clear there was no trust between us.

My leadership team wasn’t much help. They relied on management philosophies that are popular these days about coaching.

It was not awful just for me.

Other leaders often came to me in tears. And most of the key players didn’t make it a year, either quitting, getting exited, or pushed into roles they weren’t hired for. Almost no one seemed happy.

And it was no fun.

Some things just don’t work out.