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@Kaz answer@Kaz's answer is really good. I would like one more thing, a concrete strategy I found useful in similar situations.

"The questions sound typically corporate, leadership, ability to deliver on objectives, strengths and weaknesses."

The questions sound typically corporate, leadership, ability to deliver on objectives, strengths and weaknesses.

It seems like you can answer in "free" text to at least some of the questions. Instead of describing him as "the personification of incompetence", do describe where his skills would be useful.

Instead of saying: "He "He is bad in A, B and C"C."

youYou say: "We "We needed A, B and C, he is good in A,D and E"E."

Examples:

Leadership: "Our team consists of motivated specialists. Mr X's skills will excel in an environment where a tight control of unmotivated workers is needed."

Ability to deliver on objectives: "The latest projects had a focus on high quality and a delivery in time. Mr X does mainly focus on the timely delivery and the outward apearence of the product."

Leadership: "Our team consists of motivated specialists. Mr X's skills will excel in an environment where a tight control of unmotivated workers is needed."

Ability to deliver on objectives: "The latest projects had a focus on high quality and a delivery in time. Mr X does mainly focus on the timely delivery and the outward appearance of the product."

This is honest, professional and polite. You You give them the option to let him go, but you also open a window for them to transfer him within the company to a post better suited.

@Kaz answer is really good. I would like one more thing, a concrete strategy I found useful in similar situations.

"The questions sound typically corporate, leadership, ability to deliver on objectives, strengths and weaknesses."

It seems like you can answer in "free" text to at least some of the questions. Instead of describing him as "the personification of incompetence", do describe where his skills would be useful.

Instead of saying: "He is bad in A, B and C"

you say: "We needed A, B and C, he is good in A,D and E".

Examples:

Leadership: "Our team consists of motivated specialists. Mr X's skills will excel in an environment where a tight control of unmotivated workers is needed."

Ability to deliver on objectives: "The latest projects had a focus on high quality and a delivery in time. Mr X does mainly focus on the timely delivery and the outward apearence of the product."

This is honest, professional and polite. You give them the option to let him go, but you also open a window for them to transfer him within the company to a post better suited.

@Kaz's answer is really good. I would like one more thing, a concrete strategy I found useful in similar situations.

The questions sound typically corporate, leadership, ability to deliver on objectives, strengths and weaknesses.

It seems like you can answer in "free" text to at least some of the questions. Instead of describing him as "the personification of incompetence", do describe where his skills would be useful.

Instead of saying: "He is bad in A, B and C."

You say: "We needed A, B and C, he is good in A,D and E."

Examples:

Leadership: "Our team consists of motivated specialists. Mr X's skills will excel in an environment where a tight control of unmotivated workers is needed."

Ability to deliver on objectives: "The latest projects had a focus on high quality and a delivery in time. Mr X does mainly focus on the timely delivery and the outward appearance of the product."

This is honest, professional and polite. You give them the option to let him go, but you also open a window for them to transfer him within the company to a post better suited.

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@Kaz answer is really good. I would like one more thing, a concrete strategy I found useful in similar situations.

"The questions sound typically corporate, leadership, ability to deliver on objectives, strengths and weaknesses."

It seems like you can answer in "free" text to at least some of the questions. Instead of describing him as "the personification of incompetence", do describe where his skills would be useful.

Instead of saying: "He is bad in A, B and C"

you say: "We needed A, B and C, he is good in A,D and E".

Examples:

Leadership: "Our team consists of motivated specialists. Mr X's skills will excel in an environment where a tight control of unmotivated workers is needed."

Ability to deliver on objectives: "The latest projects had a focus on high quality and a delivery in time. Mr X does mainly focus on the timely delivery and the outward apearence of the product."

This is honest, professional and polite. You give them the option to let him go, but you also open a window for them to transfer him within the company to a post better suited.