Tuesday Thought: Loyalty and Competence

In our work worlds, everyone complains there
is no loyalty. Here is an interesting quote to bear
in mind the next time this issue arises in your worklife:

"Top executives should rate their subordinates on
loyalty and competence. Those who are more loyal
than competent should be fired because they are the
dangerous ones. They will stay forever while other more
competent, less loyal people will jump ship as problems
develop.
And the loyal, noncompetent subordinates will “protect”
their bosses from the truth. Reality will be too threatening
and ugly. When truth dies, really bad things happen."

--Shapiro, Slywotzky and Tedlow