It reveals several problems you have to deal with: - not enough work given (it is his manager, not him) - not driven by the mission (it is you, not him) - a di

It reveals several problems you have to deal with: - not enough work given (it is his manager, not him) - not driven by the mission (it is you, not him) - a distance between you and him - distrust from him to make his ideas come true in the open in the company The final decision depends on a lot of small factor: is the guy producing a lot? Is he a good element? Why people are complaining about him and throw him under the bus? Was he hiding this activity? Does he confess when confronted? Did you ask him why he was doing it and how? Ask why 5 times to go to the end of his reasons. There is so many better output than firing him. As a CEO, your job at that stage includes skills dealing with people. Firing is admitting your failure at that game.