Spara's David Walker says he waited too long to fire two high performers
The Spara CEO says he took months to dismiss two high performers at a previous company after their behavior undermined colleagues.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Business Insider
Why it matters
At about two dozen employees, Spara is at the stage where senior hires can influence how the rest of the company behaves. Walker's experience scaling Triplemint to 350 people informs his view of how hiring decisions shape culture.
David Walker fired two high performers at a company he previously ran because, he said, they kept trying to prove they were smarter than their colleagues instead of working with them. Walker, cofounder and CEO of Spara, told Business Insider that there was no single blowup and no misconduct, and that feedback did not change the behavior.…
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