The #1 Reason Your Top People Keep Leaving (How to Fix It)

EntreLeadership

Ramsey Network

Business, Management, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Your best people aren’t quitting—they’re reacting to what you tolerate. In this episode, discover why your best people keep leaving and how to set clear expectations, hold your team accountable, and protect what matters most. Next Steps: · 🎯 Figure out your business' next steps in a free consult call with an EntreLeadership team member: https://ter.li/cjk4u0 · 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 844-944-1070 or send us a message: https://ter.li/ask-us · 📚 Learn about the EntreLeadership System™: https://ter.li/system-p · 💻 Get EntreLeadership Elite™ for your business: https://ter.li/elite-p · ✉️ Sign up to receive tactical tools, advice and resources in your inbox every week: https://ter.li/enl · 🏢 Attend EntreLeadership Summit: https://ter.li/Summit-Leadership · 🎤 Attend EntreLeadership Master Series: https://ter.li/masterseries-conference · 📖 Order Dave’s book, Build a Business You Love: https://ter.li/b4kru2 Connect With Our Sponsors: · Go to Belay Solutions or text ENTRE to 55123 for their free resource! · Go to Christian Healthcare Ministries and use code ENTRE for a 50% credit towards your first month of membership. · Visit NetSuite today to learn more. Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💰 George Kamel Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Around here, we say you're either a thoroughbred or a donkey.
0:09.0	Thurrobreads are high performers.
0:11.0	They show up, go the extra mile and carry more than their weight.
0:14.8	You never have to beg them to do their job, they just run.
0:18.3	And donkeys are, well, the opposite. They drag their feet. They need constant
0:22.8	supervision. They don't run. They stall. If you accidentally let a donkey in the door and let them
0:28.6	hang around for too long, somebody who can't or won't pull their load, that is, guess what happens?
0:34.4	Your best people won't deal with it. They'll leave. And you'll be left
0:38.1	scratching your head wondering what happened. Thinking maybe it's about money or perks or the job
0:43.3	market, but it's not. It's about culture. It's about clarity. And it's about leadership.
0:48.3	Today, Andre Leadership's head coach, John Falcons, is going to walk you through exactly
0:53.4	while your best people are leaving and what to do about it.
0:56.8	Because if you want to build a business full of thoroughbreds,
0:59.6	you better learn how to stop tolerating donkeys.
1:03.8	Thanks, Dave.
1:04.5	We hear this all the time from business owners.
1:06.9	I just don't get it.
1:08.6	I treat people like family.
1:10.2	We've got a great culture.
1:11.6	So why do my best people keep leaving?
1:14.6	Let me tell you a story about one of our clients.
1:16.6	He was an auto shop owner who had a low performer that was slow as molasses.
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