Author here. I meant get the person out of the job that doesn't fit them well quickly, which involves making the decision and following through. As for people

Author here. I meant get the person out of the job that doesn't fit them well quickly, which involves making the decision and following through. As for people being afraid of speaking out, that's never been a problem here. The rule is simple -- get all the arguments out in the open, but once the decision is made, everyone has to be on board. It's ok (and desirable) to have a lot of friction in the first part of the process, but is detrimental to have friction in the second part (after the decision has been made). EDIT: also, it's extremely helpful to periodically re-evaluate things, and and debate flaws in direction. The trick is to keep it constructive (as opposed to having one person not play ball and derail development). Getting this process running smoothly is very difficult and requires a lot of trust, but once it works, it works phenomenally well.