Post by Markus Seibold

For the love of god, drive performance culture from day 1. I didn’t. And it cost me more than I wanted to admit. In the early years of MakerVerse, I hesitated too long to be honest in my assessment of people. I kept telling myself: give it more time. Be forgiving. Hope that things change. They rarely did. There’s a saying: “A players want to work with A players. And your A players will appreciate it when you ask C players to leave.” Both are true. I know this now. But here’s what nobody warns you about: The cost isn’t the C player. It’s the A player who starts quietly disengaging, because they see you’re not acting. They see it before you do. They feel it before you name it. And slowly, they start wondering if this is still the right place for them. Performance reviews make this worse. We’re trained to be too soft. “The last 6 months weren’t his best. He needs to work on his attitude.” “She’s still junior. Give it more time.” “He’s a good person. Things will change.” We delay. We soften. We hope. Meanwhile, the message to your team is loud and clear: Standards are negotiable here. They’re not. Or they shouldn’t be. Being honest, fast, is the most respectful thing you can do. For your A players. For the person who’s not performing. And for yourself. Performance clarity is not harshness. It’s leadership. P.S. We built MakerVerse to provide reliable, competitive and convenient access to all key manufacturing technologies. MakerVerse is 100% free to try. Create an account and run your first project here https://lnkd.in/eFaBaYVR