TEAM

Team. A man is known by the company he keeps. A company is known by the men it keeps. Thomas Watson, Sr. I just finished writing a really hard email. Someone on my team has been underperforming and I just let her know I'd be cutting back her hours. It kills me. She just gets the job done. But I don't want people at my company who just get the job done. You shouldn't either. It's easy to fire someone who isn't doing their job. It's easy to fire someone who keeps making big mistakes. But what do you do with the mediocre people who just float by? Fire them too. It's important because if your company is filled with people who are mediocre, you won't have a company for very long. You're not going to do great work with average people. Average people also pull down the morale of the rest of your team. They bring down your energy too and make you more average. You need motivated people who love their job and want to pour everything they have into the business. Moving on is better for them too. Let them be free and find something they love doing instead of keeping them in a role they aren't flourishing in. Give them every opportunity to succeed. Every single opportunity. But if they don't step up as an employee, you need to step up as a CEO and do the right thing. Short but sweet today, folks. I'm frustrated and sad. It's never an easy decision, but it's the right one. Believe.