Its just an advice article for C-suite wanna-be's. They love, love, LOVE stories about leaders who make "snap" decisions and win. The guy even quoted Jack Welch

Its just an advice article for C-suite wanna-be's. They love, love, LOVE stories about leaders who make "snap" decisions and win. The guy even quoted Jack Welch. You're right that firing is hard for everyone. It creates an environment of chaos and uncertainty, which if it is not properly managed, may precipitate scores of top employees to shift to job-search-mode. FWIW, however, I do think a lot more high-level execs (which is what the article is _really_ about rather than juniors) need to on the chopping block earlier and more often. At the very least it may help to promote more empathy about hiring people that have been laid-off as these people climb their way back into leadership positions.