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#278: What to Do When an Employee Won't Change

Episode 278
26m | Jul 27, 2026

You have coached, redirected, tried every approach you know. Your employee says they will change. Then they don't. At some point, the question is no longer which technique you haven't tried: it is whether you can stop.


In this episode, Dr. Janel Anderson shares the Paper Doll Tool, a framework she uses with her clients to help them discover when they have reached the limit of trying to change or help others. She walks through four steps: naming the ceiling on what you can influence, running an audit of what you've tried, drawing the line, and radical acceptance.


If you are exhausted from coaching someone who won't change, this episode gives you the structure and the permission to lead differently.


Find show notes at https://janelanderson.com/278

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