Why Founder’s Need Boundaries
1) Don’t forget about you The Breakdown Being a founder is a stressful job. These stats my friend Alex Friedman shared are concerning but not surprising. Being a founder requires being willing to take on tremendous risks–credit card debt, responsibility to investors, ensuring your staff is paid, keeping the lights on in your building, etc……
Read MoreOpen Door Policies are the worst.
Open Door Policies don’t work because most people are terrified of their boss. They would rather go under the radar than bring unnoticed problems to the surface. Their goal is to go to work, collect a check, and make it home safely. I once worked with a founder who thought everyone on his team was…
Read MorePager Turner – 8/9/22
Why Founders Need to Develop a Coaching Habit TLDR “If this were a haiku rather than a book, it would read: Tell less and ask more. Your advice is not as good As you think it is.” – Michael Stanier Most conversations between a manager and employee focus on solving problems as quickly as possible.…
Read MoreUnder the Lens – 8/10/22
1) Your team knows more than you think they do The Breakdown Your employees and customers have all the answers you need to grow and innovate. John Legere, the former CEO of T-Mobile, once said that if you want to run a successful business, all you need to do is, “Listen to your employees, listen…
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