LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Says This Is The Most Costly Mistake A Manager Can Make en-us Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:57:49 -0500 Lydia Dallett McComb Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:18:34 -0500 {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252 {\fonttbl\f0\fnil\fcharset0 HelveticaNeue;\f1\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red85\green85\blue85;\red255\green255\blue255;\red34\green34\blue34; } \deftab720 \pard\pardeftab720\sl520\partightenfactor0 \f0\fs28 \cf2 \cb3 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 Firing someone for not pulling their weight sounds good in theory; however, there are cases where a manager's hands can be tied when considering letting an inept employee go. In a case where unions protect laborers' right to work, I've found that it almost takes an act of God to let go of an employee who comes to work and does everything except work while they are there. what a bunch of baloney Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:36:18 -0500 He offers no evidence, stats or proof just gut feels it and we're supposed to believe him? The costliest mistake is probably getting rid of people and replacing them with less effective and more expesnive outsiders. That's my gut feel and I have just as much to prove I'm right and he's wrong. Hempshaw Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:06:25 -0500 The big red button idea is interesting, but if you conducted that same thought experiment 10 days in a row, you might not get the same answer every time.