Mark Osborne argues that company culture only becomes real when you're willing to fire people for not fitting it. He emphasizes doing this compassionately, helping employees recognize the mismatch and supporting their exit rather than forcing them out.
I always tell people, your culture isn't truly there until you fire somebody purely for a cultural misfit reason. It's a kind of a mean way to be, but it's true because that person's miserable, right? Yeah. And that's the other thing is you go back to that operate, how we help people leave a company. It's not just saying, hey, you're a loser, you need to leave. It's saying, hey, this is not the right company for you. It's helping them see this is not the right company for you. This is not a place you're happy, you're going to grow, you're going to be fulfilled, right? Helping them make that realization makes it a lot easier on both parties because then they're— they can select and go, wow, you're right, I think this isn't a good fit. So let me look and go with them, you know, and support them in getting out of the organization.
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