Firing Someone Who Is Beloved But Failing
A team leader is genuinely liked by their direct reports. They're personable, they care about their people, they show up to happy hours. But their strategic judgment is poor, their decisions are slow, and their team's output has declined. Everyone can see it except the person themselves. Firing them means disappointing people who value them, which creates a specific kind of pressure that performance-based firing doesn't. This episode examines how likability becomes a liability in leadership decisions, and why leaders often keep underperforming people longer when those people are socially…
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