How it feels to let go of a team member

Over the past 18 months we've only let go of four people on the product team of TINYpulse.  Three of them though have been in the last four months.  Here are some of my thoughts on what is the most difficult decision a leader must face. https://medium.com/the-culture-of-teams/the-longest-minute-in-a-leader-s-career-7daa46ec1b62#.ey8vqit75

How I lost a young star

Recruiting and retaining talent is the most important piece of any leaders day. I take a lot of pride in our track record at TINYpulse. In our Saigon office, to date (1.5 years in) we’ve only lost 3 people out of 60 total team members whom we really wanted to keep. We invest a lot …