One discussion that came up in a recent training I conducted was when should a leader decide to fire an underperforming employee. The current mainstream in leadership thinking is when we have underperforming employees, we should empathise, support and help, and eventually get our people back on track. To give up on and transfer or fire an employee is sometimes perceived as a failure of the leader. This is a misconception. As leaders, we have to make the unpopular decision, when we know it is what's right for the organisation. Leaders cannot be squeamish.
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