\u0027A mediocre employee in your group is more than one mediocre employeehe or she is a human multiplier-effect, to the downside. If you have even one mediocre employee, you have announced to the world that mediocrity is okay by you, while conceding that you are willing to slow the entire group for the sake of the worst employee. \u0027Thus, allowing that one person to stay is not being kind or generous; it\u0027s dangerous. It\u0027s dangerous for the individual, who knows that, at some level, he or she is doing second-rate work, and who you are locking into mediocrity, and it is dangerous for the group, which is slowed and distracted.\u0027 from (Great) Employees Only \u0027Dauten will challenge every preconceived notion you have about making your career take off.\u0027 Harvey Mackay, author of Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive \u0027You\u0027ll rediscover the joy that\u0027s missing in your career, your coworkers, and yourself.\u0027 Ken Elkins, former president and CEO, Pulitzer Broadcasting Company
