Have you seen people who should have been fired a long time ago become CEO’s eventually? This happens more than people think.
It is a phenomenon I call “Chair Sitting”
and the people that do it are called “Chair Sitters”. Chair sitters are poor performers who are good
at “managing up.” When there is poor
management, high performers leave (because they can find another job) and low
performers (chair sitters) stay (because it is hard for them to get another
job).
The low performing chair sitters eventually
get promoted, hire other low performers and so goes the story until there are
so many poor performers protecting the others that the one who sits in the
chair the longest becomes CEO.
Have you seen this happen? If you have, please stop the vicious cycle by
promoting the high performers with people skills and firing the chair
sitters. This will significantly improve
your corporate culture, lead to better outcomes for everyone (maybe not for the
chair sitters) and eventually send a message to the chair sitters that we have
your number and we are not going to take it anymore.
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