Let me quote the quote from Robert Townsend "Up the organization", quoted in turn by DeMarco and Lister in their "Peopleware" (needless to say they quote it to say its pure crap):
"If you've inherited (or built) an office that needs a real
house cleaning, the only sure cure is move the whole
thing out of town, leaving the dead wood behind. One of
my friends has done it four times with different companies. The results are always the same: 1) The good
ones are confident of their futures and go with you. 2)
The people with dubious futures (and their wives)
don't have to face the fact that they've been fired. "The
company left town," they say. They get job offers
quickly, usually from your competitors who think
they're conducting a raid. 3) The new people at Destiny City are better than the ones you left behind and
they're infused with enthusiasm because they've been
exposed only to your best people."
— Up the Organization
I think "RTO to make people leave" has the same idiotic thinking at its base.
Sounds like tips a narcissist would offer on life.
"Pack up and leave once people are on to you, only the true believers will follow and the people at the new city will only interact with them so they will think you are great as well!"
"If you've inherited (or built) an office that needs a real house cleaning, the only sure cure is move the whole thing out of town, leaving the dead wood behind. One of my friends has done it four times with different companies. The results are always the same: 1) The good ones are confident of their futures and go with you. 2) The people with dubious futures (and their wives) don't have to face the fact that they've been fired. "The company left town," they say. They get job offers quickly, usually from your competitors who think they're conducting a raid. 3) The new people at Destiny City are better than the ones you left behind and they're infused with enthusiasm because they've been exposed only to your best people." — Up the Organization
I think "RTO to make people leave" has the same idiotic thinking at its base.