Depends on why, that individual, and your context as well. 

If you’re both mature professionals who have worked together for a while I actually think Moneyball is a decent example of respectfully doing it. It’s obviously much harder the smaller the team is. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjhHrcyiQI

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I dig old computers and used bookstores. 

I guess they don’t have to put baseball players on PIPs

I haven’t worked in big tech, but in the Army you can’t fire anyone (mostly) so you got who you got. 

Some of the best soldiers I led didn’t shine until they royally fucked up and we’re Army PIPed

Perfunctory box checking is a waste of time, but people are dynamic and often rise to the expectations you set fo