George Harris Fire HermanCheckStart Report

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George Harris

Background
MBA; extremely bright; hard worker; knows business very well

Performance
His work group is performing well below standards; several discussions with senior management with solid plans for corrective action but little or no change in results

Management Report

Sees so clearly where things need to be that he may overestimate the challenges and obstacles of the moment; Management must inevitably deal with discipline and performance problems. This is very difficult for them, and their tendency is to postpone such uncomfortable situations until a "better time"; easy for them to let others make their own decisions, but when that happens too often, employees become uneasy, sensing that there is a lack of leadership.

Your Choice:	Fire - Terminate the problem employee and replace them with another one
3 months later
After much interviewing and discussion, you've finally found George's replacement. He is almost through with his initial training and orientation. Within a few more months, he should be up to speed and productive as a manager, once the team gets used to his particular style and way of doing things.
6 months later
George's replacement is really bright and has some wonderful ideas. He just needs to focus on getting his team working as hard as he does. If only they didn't have so many performance problems…
12 months later
George's replacement was fired along with most of his team. Nobody ever seemed to be able to concentrate on getting the job done. Perhaps if he had attended some kind of training…