IDG Contributor Network: You carry their dead weight

Staff turnover in consulting is a significant issue. Managed attrition -- consulting code words for "firing underperformers" -- runs from 15% to 20% in a good year. I have laid people off immediately for cause, but most of the time, I have had to follow the process of “counseling an employee out of the firm.”
This counseling process is not therapeutic. Consulting firms do not put underperformers in the basement with red staplers and no paycheck, hoping that they will go away. Manage