> My bet is that more often you're keeping around a talented person who isn't giving >100% (a passionate person will) Perhaps, but an 85% effort from a known t

> My bet is that more often you're keeping around a talented person who isn't giving >100% (a passionate person will) Perhaps, but an 85% effort from a known talented person may be better than trying to find someone who may not exist that will give you more. > and is probably poisonous to team morale too. Possibly, but high turnover can be poisonous as well. Plus, some problems just don't attract passionate people in the first place.