New Delhi, May 19 -- The Noida-based founder and CEO of InstaAstro has revealed that he once dismissed a senior employee after the person asked him, "Sir tell me what to do next." Nitin Verma said the incident completely changed how he views leadership, accountability and ownership in the workplace.

In a LinkedIn post that sparked debate online, Verma said the employee had been recruited specifically to independently manage a particular business function.

"I fired someone because he asked me, 'Sir tell me what to do next.' A senior hire. Someone I brought in specifically because I didn't want to think for that function anymore," he wrote.

Explaining why the question frustrated him, Verma said there was no micromanagement within the org...