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Neutron Jack.

We can all thank him for pioneering stack ranking and Vitality curve performance management that called for firing of bottom 10 percent each year.

A Japanese head of company once said, "there's no point firing bottom 20 percent because given time, there will be new bottom 20 percent formed to take its place.

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Is that an accurate quote? It would seem to make more sense if the first gerund was "firing" rather than the current "hiring"

Very, very few companies really want to hire the bottom 20% anyway.

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oops, typo. Yes I meant 'firing', not 'hiring'. Fixed.