People who know me personally or read my posts know that I completely oppose firing and dismissing people in the business world. My point is that if you want to fire them, why you hired them.

Befriending someone is similar to recruiting a candidate in a company. It is about checking out whether this candidate, namely friend conforms or disconforms with your norms and values.

Mistakes happen and it is greatly related to the quality of the recruitment process. How long did it take to decide who to let in or not? How did you hire? Is it based on values or not? What metrics were used?

In most cases, if you are unclear about the type of people you are befriending or attracting and whether their values match yours, the risk of an early bye-bye is sky-high.

Fifteen years ago, I grew some colleagueships into friendships and most of these friendships proved fatally wrong over time. So I easily disregarded them without any hesitation whatsoever.

Some of friendships uncontrollably continued. They lacked direct supervision, but being very mindfull, thoughtful and careful about who I am and about the type of people who enter my inner circle over the past eight years has tremendously helped me. The alarm has gone off many times in my head alarming me that some of these quasi-friends have become misfits.

The decision is yours. Will you ignore them or fire them. In business, giving someone the chance to change is vital. Coaching them is crucial. Working to mingle them in the culture is a must.

Having the misfits continued to prove that they are true misfits despite all attempts of inclusion. Showing them the door is the best solution to avoid ruining the whole culture organisationally or your inner peace personally.

Leaders fire misfits and you can do so as well.