Co-Founders Clash Over How to Manage an Underperforming New Hire
Two business co-owners with different management styles -- one structured/KPI-driven, one coaching-focused -- disagree sharply on how to handle a part-time sales hire who has closed no independent deals after 2.5 months. The dispute highlights the lack of a shared framework for evaluating and escalating underperformance between co-founders with differing philosophies.
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