I've interviewed a lot of the senior presidents over the last few years about lessons learned. One of the global presidents said, “Look Foxy, one of the biggest learnings I've had was I didn't act fast enough. When I inherited the team I kept trying to turn it around and cut more slack to these certain individuals. And in hindsight, I wish I'd acted earlier. And that is a common thing I hear from many, many of their general managers. And sometimes that individual is thankful when you tap them on the shoulder and say, look, this isn't working out. because they know it and they're just not living up to it. And it's heartbreaking to see someone drive themselves into the ground into a role they're never going to flourish in. How long do you hang on to someone and keep trying to turn around before you say it's probably more humane for everyone involved to, to cut ties and find something else for them to do where they maybe are a better fit.
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