Omar Zenhom says A-players want to work with other A-players. When you remove someone underperforming, the strong ones respect it because they knew that person was dragging the team down. A leader's job is to protect the team's standards, and what you do and don't do sets the culture.
Here's something I learned about running high-performing teams. A-players want to work with other A-players. When you remove someone who is not performing, who's not an A-player, the team does not grieve. They're like, I respect that. Thank you. Yeah, they might feel a little bit upset because the person was likable and nice, but underneath all that, they know that this person was not at the standard of the team and was holding them back. Your job as a leader is to maintain the standard. That's your job, and they're expecting you to do your job. This is good for your leadership and your reputation with your team. Because something I learned the hard way is that your team not only sees what you do, they see what you don't do, and that becomes the standard for the company.
