How to Layoff and Fire People - the Right Way

Lessons from "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."

We’re continuing our deep dive into Ben Horowitz’s The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Originally this series was going to consist of only two parts, but that has changed because there’s so much good information in Chapter 4 alone. Let’s get into it.

One of the main lessons from Chapter 4 is what Horowitz calls The Positivity Delusion. Essentially, he thou…