When you can't give someone what they're asking for — and you know you might lose them — what do you actually do? And what happens when two great employees with totally opposite work styles are making each other (and their manager) miserable?

This week on Not All Business, Heather, Blakely, and Clay take on two real sticky situations from the NAB community, then close out with a rapid-fire yes or no that goes completely off the rails.

Key Takeaways:

• When you can't match a competing salary offer, what are your real options?

• Why losing one person to a pay gap is rarely a one-time problem

• The difference between being a mediator and providing a communication framework

• How to use company values when the conversation gets hard

• What the red temperament profile says about visionary leaders — and what it doesn't

  
  

Links & Mentions:

Previous Guests mentioned on today’s episode:

• Carolyn Keyes: Saying No Builds More Trust Than Saying Yes (Here's Why)

• Allison O'Brien: Your Brain Processes Too Fast—Here's What Goes Wrong

• Julie Holunga: The Conversation Every Leader Is Avoiding

• Brittany Hart: Why Your Team Isn't Hearing You (Even When You Think They Are)

• Michele Lando: Hiring Managers Reveal What Actually Gets You Hire

  
  

Submit Your Sticky Situations & Workplace Dilemmas:

• Got a sticky situation for Not All Business? Send a voice recording to sticky@notallbusiness.com or drop your question in the comments.

  
  

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

• Arcadia Leadership Experience — Three days on a Montana ranch outside Bozeman for senior GTM leaders. July 27–30. Application only.

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