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Insights For Business Leaders Who Manage By Autocracy

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. When leaders are in fear, be it for their own security, sense of affiliation, or self-esteem fears, they become blind to how they might be using fear in their own leadership.

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Recognizing and Reducing Fear Makes Leadership Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. When leaders are in fear, be it for their own security, sense of affiliation, or self-esteem fears, they become blind to how they might be using fear in their own leadership.

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What Your Nonprofit Board Should Know About Pay Equity  

Board Effect

White men and women tend to have more opportunities for education and better prospects for leadership positions than Black men and women. . The 2019 Race to Lead Survey (a poll of 4,385 nonprofit employees) shows 26% of white people hold CEO or executive director positions.

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Does Your Business Leadership Style Rely on Fear?

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. When leaders are in fear, be it for their own security, sense of affiliation, or self-esteem fears, they become blind to how they might be using fear in their own leadership.

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Are you hiring a cultural fit? Do you actually want to?

David Teten

I would have been embarrassed to have him introduce himself as affiliated with our company. 46% of newly-hired employees will fail within 18 months, while only 19% will achieve unequivocal success, according to a study by Leadership IQ. Assess a candidate’s interactions with other employees and make observations.

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Driving Your Team With Fear Has Negative Consequences

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. When leaders are in fear, be it for their own security, sense of affiliation, or self-esteem fears, they become blind to how they might be using fear in their own leadership.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

9- National Federation of Independent Business Photo Credit: Emir Bacic I am affiliated with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Many of the top affiliate and influencer marketers participate in this community so the information that they share from surveys is very relevant. Thanks to Andy Kalmon, Benny ! #9-