Fred B., a friend of mine, told me this morning that he is
thinking about leaving a startup he has worked for the last three years.
Seems the Founder is struggling with getting his staff
motivated, hearing their ideas on how to grow, or allowing people to question
his business model.
The Founder has a strong need to be right.
He does not see how he stymies creating ideas, good problem solving, or how his lack of being inclusive ["our company"] impacts performance.
He can be helped. My experience is creating a safe dialogue that will allow these people to understand why this need exists. Then we can deal with how to change this practice.
It is worth it, especially when a company is at risk!
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