According to Jack, managers should devote a lot of time, energy, and money to your A and A-minus players, and to let your C players go. By contrast, Patty McCord dislikes the term “A players” and she writes: “Sometimes it’s important to let even people who have done a great job go, in order to make space for high performers in new functions or with different skills.”
Discuss your ideas about talent management, using the prompts below: