High-salary employee left and started a rival company — can I stay silent?

In the future: have new employees sign a 'non-compete' (ban on starting a rival company for 6 months-2 years after leaving).

There's a part I don't understand. Start with a small trial; don't commit to everything at once.

If I were you I'd go this route.

Following.

I agree with this. The longer you delay cutting the team, the more people it affects.

Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval. If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

I'm writing this so you don't make the same mistake. Delaying bad news is the habit that causes the most losses in this job.

If you post the result here, it will help others too.

This approach has a cost, which isn't discussed. Pausing growth to breathe is also a strategy, nobody says that.

Noted, thanks. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

The first thing to break as you grow is communication, not the numbers.

Don't miss this: The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

I agree, and I'd like to emphasize that. Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix.

Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The cheap-looking path usually ends up costing more later. Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

If I understood correctly, you're saying: Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval.

Good call starting this thread. When the closure decision was made is as decisive as the decision itself.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

we got stuck at the same point for a while but any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently.

this is my opinino I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

I'm a small business let me explain from my side. Extending terms makes customers happy but turns you into a financing institution.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Let me speak from the other side; I'm on the supplier side. The longer you delay cutting the team, the more people it affects.

Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix. If I were you, I'd go this route.

we got stuck at the same point for a while then extending terms makes customers happy but turns you into a financing institution.

just leaving this note, it might be useful.

The cheap-looking path usually ends up costing more later. The harder it is to reverse a decision, the slower you should make it.

Everyone rushing into employee left and became a competitor gets stuck at the same point. Of course, it varies if your situation is different.

The discussion got scattered, let me summarize. The answer varies greatly by industry; there is no one-size-fits-all rule.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.