I don’t want to romanticise the stapler, but…
I was once involved in a PIP session.
It was between a branch manager and a sales guy.
And I was a manager-in-training, observing and learning how to conduct a PIP.
At one point, the branch manager got so frustrated and threw a stapler at the sales guy.
The sales guy caught the stapler like it was a baseball… and started laughing.
All happened during the PIP session in the office.
I was like… what kind of dysfunctional behaviour is this?
But penting is the ending…
Both of them worked very hard, and the sales guy exited the PIP with flying colours.
Eventually, he was promoted and even won top sales awards.
A PIP only works when both parties continue to believe in each other.
No matter how frustrated we become.
Remember, there is always a way.
xoxoxo, AuntyHR
