> I wonder if they would perform better if they routinely fired the top 10% of their employees (by org chart, not by performance ratings) and let talented new blood bubble upward.
IIRC, the US military follows something like that practice. It's called "up or out":
> ...the 1980 Defense Officer Personnel Management Act mandates that officers passed over twice for promotion are required to be discharged from the military.
IIRC, the idea is to prevent people who lack greater potential from hogging the intermediate positions that others need to advance.
IIRC, the US military follows something like that practice. It's called "up or out":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_or_out#Military:
> ...the 1980 Defense Officer Personnel Management Act mandates that officers passed over twice for promotion are required to be discharged from the military.
IIRC, the idea is to prevent people who lack greater potential from hogging the intermediate positions that others need to advance.