I think this extends beyond performance. That criterion makes a decision more objective and defensible (despite most people being employed at will), but even high performers need to be terminated sometimes.
I came across the idea of “emotional contagion” earlier this week – people who propagate negative emotional contagion should be terminated sooner rather than later as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_contagion
Originally posted as a comment by Peter Kim on AttentionMax using Disqus.
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