Team building over individual protection - Machiavellian approach

Situation

Stop protecting individuals at the expense of team success. The body being taken care of is the team, not individual engineers. Every day spent betting on someone who wont make it hurts the team. You already know who youre going to fire - just convince yourself youve done due diligence.

Reasoning

If CIQ fails because we held onto people who couldnt adapt, everyone loses their jobs in two years anyway. Cutting non-performers now keeps the whole alive. The sports team metaphor - build the team to win the championship, not to give everyone playing time. Providing air cover for hard decisions.

Additional Context

Discussion about how to think about people decisions. Max reframe: data can say anything you want, decisions come first and justification follows. Peter will stand between Nathan and HR if needed.

Observed Evidence

Peter: "Please dont let that become your problem. Please dont let that become my problem." and "If Fred isnt the person, give yourself as much time as possible to get somebody else in who might" and Max: "You can create data to say anything you want... You already know who youre going to fire. You just have to convince yourself youve done your due diligence."

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