Assuming that people who are not thriving are therefore “mediocre” and can’t do any better is both unjust and unkind. **Allowing them to continue down that path may be the worst case of Ruinous Empathy that managers regularly display** and a great source of wasted possibility. Of course, treating these people fairly requires that you know them well enough to understand why they aren’t thriving; if they are simply going through a rough period, it’s better to give them the time and space to recover than to push for more than they have to give just then. --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[management]], [[career-development]], [[culture]], **Source** — [[202303281533 - B - Radical Candor]]