8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses

8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses

1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.

2. A company is a community, not a machine.

3. Management is service, not control.
They push decision making downward, allowing teams form their own rules and intervening only in emergencies.

4. My employees are my peers, not my children
Average bosses see employees as inferior, immature beings who simply can't be trusted if not overseen by a patriarchal management.
Employees take their cues from this attitude, expend energy on looking busy and covering their behinds.

5. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.
Average bosses see fear--of getting fired, of ridicule, of loss of privilege--as a crucial way to motivate people.
As a result, employees and managers alike become paralyzed and unable to make risky decisions.

6. Change equals growth, not pain.

7. Technology offers empowerment, not automation
trengthen management control and increase predictability

8. Work should be fun, not mere toil

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