During a period when leaders & managers are scrambling for good people to join their team, it can seem counter-intuitive to actively assist your top performers to find opportunities elsewhere. We all might have a sense that this is the ‘right thing to do’ but many are seduced by the concept of making their own job easier by retaining their best performers. ‘How to Build Your Team by Getting Rid of Your People’ provides an illustration of how leaders benefit by helping team members to depart.