Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide

Foreword

Albert Einstein's research assistant–turned-philosopher Michael Polanyi drew a distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge. To illustrate tacit knowledge, he said, try explaining how to ride a bike. You know more than you can tell.

Tacit knowledge is “sticky,” in that it is not easily articulated. It is complex and rich, whereas explicit knowledge tends to be thin and low-bandwidth, like the difference between reading the employee manual and spending some time chatting with a coworker about the true nature of the job.

Reading Firing at Will is the opportunity to have an extensive chat with its author, Jay Shepherd. You are about to gain 17 years of tacit knowledge from an unapologetic management-side lawyer, which will pay you ...