Craig Groeschel

It is not unkind to tell someone, you're in the wrong seat.

What's unkind is to protect their feelings and allow them to be frustrated and continue to underperform.

Clarity is kindness.

Tell them the truth.

Second thing is delay compounds the problem.

You think, and I know you think this because I thought it all the time, you think if I just wait a little longer, it's going to get better.

But more time never makes a wrong placement right.

Don't hesitate.

What I do is...

I put hard deadlines on myself or other leaders.

If we've been working for over a year with a person, I'll say, hey, look, you got by February to get this fixed.

And if you don't, I'm going to be talking to you.

Or I can do the same thing with myself.

I'll say, if I don't have them succeeding by February, then I need to make a change.

And so you have to put deadlines on it or your emotions will allow you to continue to carry someone

And it's not right for them.

It's not right for you.

It's not right for your organization.

It's not right for the other people to suffer because you got a player that can't get it done.

So delay compounds a problem.