And to answer the question directly: If you are operating under the "sports team" analogy, you should fire them. If you are operating under the "we are a famil

And to answer the question directly: If you are operating under the "sports team" analogy, you should fire them. If you are operating under the "we are a family" analogy, you should find reduced roles where they are useful. Different organizations choose different base analogies but it is easy to tell which one you are in.