Most of the time, in companies like this the dead-weight is actually among the middle managers. Pruning the leaves is just bleeding talent. I think a better sol

Most of the time, in companies like this the dead-weight is actually among the middle managers. Pruning the leaves is just bleeding talent. I think a better solution would be to do a one-time merciless chop-off of managers/people who don't own/maintain a sufficiently large chunk of a product or are part of an org losing money. This type of system just creates a toxic environment within the company and brings down employee morale. Not to mention, new talent would also start shying away from the company