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It happens all too often that bosses view employees as lesser beings who can be degraded without conscience; that employees view their bosses as tyrants to be toppled; and that peers view one another as enemy combatants.
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026 |
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…most bosses fear being jerks but employees fear that their bosses are not shooting straight.
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149 |
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A company that is managed only for the benefit of shareholders treats its employees as a line item, a cost to be contained.
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006 |
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Treating employees benevolently shouldn’t be viewed as an added cost that cuts into profits, but as a powerful energizer that can grow the enterprise into something far greater than one leader could envision.
|
006 |
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There is no more precious commodity than the relationship of trust and confidence a company has with its employees.
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057 |
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When a company shows generosity toward them, employees show a more positive outlook in everything they do.
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128 |
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If you treat your employees as interchangeable cogs in a wheel, they will view you with the same affection.
|
138 |
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In business… passion comes from ownership, trust, and loyalty. If you undermine any of those, employees will view their work as just another job.
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138 |
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Many entrepreneurs fall into a trap: They are so captivated by their own vision that when an employee comes up with an idea, especially one that doesn’t seem to fit the original vision, they are tempted to quash it.
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205 |
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…if you level with your employees in bad times, they will trust you more when you say things are going well.
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324 |
