The great insight of Charles Darwin is that species evolve in the process of random genetic mutation (untargeted changes) and natural selection. 

You are Manager of a small team of 10 colleagues.  During the past nine months the results of the department were not good and there are no bonuses for anyone.  Two weeks ago you received an anonymous letter stating that one of your best employees, pigheaded, but achieving high results and an excellent team-player – Mr. Mlad Salty - has arranged a business trip to a 500 miles distance town, to attend court proceedings against the local municipal administration.  Local newspaper describing how Mr Salty is probably going to win the case was enclosed in the letter.

A company cannot exist if it does not make profit. 

The business cycle has its upward and downward trends.  During protracted declines many leaders are forced to cut staff, colleagues... This is the most unpleasant task in the life of every manager.  But true leadership requires even this task to be executed fairly and in principle.

One possible approach is the "20-70-10" approach..

There are different types of leadership: authoritarian and democratic, people-oriented and result-oriented, successful and unsuccessful, loved and hated, etc.

Level 5. Leader Level Five
Leader level Five builds continued company progress through a paradoxical mixture of personal humility and professional iron will.  Level Five leaders are incredibly ambitious people, but they direct that ambition to company interests only (not for personal gains).  Leaders level Five are simple, but highly volitional (they are determined to do whatever is necessary); modest but fearless; they train deputies and do not hesitate to ascribe to them all the merits. Leaders level Five exhibit fanatical desire to achieve results. They do not tolerate mediocrity in any form and does not show any tolerance for those professing the idea that things are good...

Earthquake. The Board of Directors has decided to grant additional paid leave of 30 days each employee that provides a document from the municipality stating that his/her property needs overhaul.

Three weeks later, accidentally you see a postcard from a famous resort, situated 600 miles away, sent by same employee to her colleagues.