Fire those who need to be fired

Right on the heels of my recent blog post about keeping bad employees too long, an article appeared in the 4Jun10 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education by Michael Munger subtitled, Five Suggestions for New Academic Administrators. In it, he summarizes part of what I was trying to say in that post: fire those that need to be fired. He repeats my theme that firing people who need to be fired is best for you, the employee, and those left. Many will even thank you for it in the end. Often being fired is the impetus they need to find really satisfying employment elsewhere. So, I highly recommend following the link above and reading Munger’s article, especially the last point on page 41.