Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 18, 2022
They shackle them with golden handcuffs or maybe they beat them down with unkind words. Put them in situations where they can pursue their passion while developing the skills to achieve their dreams. Share with them the books, courses, and ideas that helped you form who you are today. They are dream jailers.
Roundtable Talk
JULY 30, 2010
On the flip side, people who I know who don’t love their jobs but make lots of money seem to spend a lot of time throwing around words like “golden handcuffs” and seem to be perpetually stressed and unhappy. When it comes to long-term career happiness, money and titles wear off pretty quickly. Happy leading!
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Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
In fact, advanced payments may be just the kind of proof that banks or equity investors need to open their pocket books. When one customer is responsible for the lion’s share of your sales, it’s like golden handcuffs. The challenge is to cast off the handcuffs while keeping the gold.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 11, 2015
In doing so, they acquired extensive experience in developing sturdier equipment and materials – such as chew-proof wires — which helped them later on to gain several big business accounts in the Middle East, where similar problems stymied the multinational firms. As he puts it, he wants everyone to act like the boss.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 11, 2011
Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. No executive development program was held at Enron. Running the business. Executives.
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