Why You Must Fire Bad Managers to Keep Great Employees

Most companies don't have a retention problem—they have a management tolerance problem.

When we analyze why top talent leaves, compensation rarely makes the top five. It’s the manager. Always the manager.

The data is conclusive: 70% of engagement variance ties directly to the quality of the manager. And yet, many organizations continue to coach the uncoachable, train the unwilling, and promote the unqualified.

You can’t fix a bad manager. You can only replace them—with someone who was built to lead in the first place.