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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Ron Edmondson This is a challenging post Mike. I’ve seen several (entrepreneur) CEOs who suffer from this Jekyl/Hyde personality, most likely due to the extreme stresses of starting/running a self-funded business. Patronizing, belittling or sarcastic leaders forgo trust and loyalty to prop-up their ego – big mistake.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred. economy because of workplace stress, and 550 billion workdays are lost each year due to stress on the job. Lack of loyalty is a third cost.