Your kid's teacher gives everyone an A. No child ever fails. Is that kindness or negligence?
That's not kindness—it's cruelty disguised as compassion, because you're stealing their ability to know where they actually stand, learn from failure, and develop the resilience they'll need in a world that absolutely will not give everyone an A.
When I built Netflix's culture, we had a simple rule: adequate performance gets a generous severance package. People thought this was harsh. I told them it's the opposite—keeping someone in a role they're not growing in, giving them raises ...