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This is very related, but not at all the same, as this essay I just published:

Team-oriented, outcome-oriented

https://blog.sbensu.com/posts/team-oriented-vs-outcome-orien...

Summary:

Some people are more motivated by caring for their teams, others are by achieving outcomes.




And to answer the question directly:

If you are operating under the "sports team" analogy, you should fire them. If you are operating under the "we are a family" analogy, you should find reduced roles where they are useful. Different organizations choose different base analogies but it is easy to tell which one you are in.




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