10: When Loyalty Hurts: Hiring, Firing, and Hard Lessons

In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, host and EOS Implementer Beth Fahey sits down with Brian Dosal, CEO and co-founder of Strety, to talk about the messy side of leadership, ignoring red flags, hiring missteps, and the tough calls that come with rapid growth. Brian shares his entrepreneurial lessons on humility, adaptability, and why holding onto under performers can cost you your best people.   03:11 The Difficult Decision to Let Go 07:34 Ignoring Red Flags and Outgrowing Roles 11:04 The Impact of Loyalty on Tough Decisions 15:02 Hiring Heavy Hitters and First-Time Managers 19:34 Strety: The EOS Software Platform 24:02 Honesty, Not Kindness in Leadership   About: Beth Fahey is a leadership coach, Expert EOS Implementer, and co-creator of the How to Be a Great Boss Workshops. With nearly 40 years of hands-on leadership experience, Beth has worn many hats: from working in film and owning a bakery to leading a national trade association.   Now, as the host of The Bad Boss Confessional, she shares candid stories about the challenges of leadership, mistakes made, lessons learned, and the path to becoming the kind of boss your team actually wants to follow. Through humor, honesty, and heart, Beth is on a mission to help leaders grow, one confession at a time.   Show Links For more information about Beth Fahey follow the links below. Website: www.eosworldwide.com/beth-fahey  Facebook: www.facebook.com/BethFaheyEOS Instagram: www.instagram.com/bethfaheyeos/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@bethfaheyeos LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bethfahey/ Bad Boss Confessional YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badbossconfessional Beth's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bethfaheyeos   Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bdosal/   Thanks to our Sponsors A big thank you to our amazing sponsors for making this episode possible:   Titus Talent – Helping organizations make the best hiring decisions with performance-based talent strategies.   Strety – Empowering teams through strategic planning and performance management tools built for modern workforces.

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