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The primary attribute that is needed to accomplish the goal of creating a solid business from scratch is the entrepreneur's mastery over herself. A boss who is self-aware of her capabilities, weaknesses, and foibles. She is aware of how others perceive her and has full control over that image in the way she looks, talks, and moves. She is fully conscious of how her core beliefs and values affect those around her. She doesn't compromise, she communicates and integrates ideas. She doesn't manipulate; she leads and coordinates. Above all, she must remain mindful of the core beliefs and values, and keep faith with them. Otherwise, she will become a self-serving tyrant. Unfortunately, employees are very sensitive to this possibility; in fact, they are predisposed to thinking it will happen. Once the trust between employee and employer is broken, it is the beginning of the end of the company.
This loose framework allows for a variety of decision-making processes, but a leader must adopt one that he uses consistently. He must be objective and process oriented. The idea that the boss is arbitrary, mercurial, and unreasonably biased is a cancer to any organization. The boss must be so logical, he is predictable in how he makes decisions, distributes rewards, and metes out punishment.
This is why hiring is so important. The group of people a boss employs to assist him in the achievement of the company's goals must understand and accept the core values of the company and must commit to help achieve the firm's objectives, near-term and long-term. It would be best if the candidate for employment already had the core beliefs and values because some of these may be difficult to train or teach. The key to inculcating this type of culture is how a chief executive engenders trust among his staff. The staff must trust the chief has the best interests of the company, and by extension, its employees, at heart. Without that trust, the company will begin its slow slide into corruption and decay.
How does a boss engender trust? He must be clear in his communication. He must be transparent about what he is doing. He must be careful about the commitments he makes (even to the most junior employee) because he must faithfully keep those promises.
The primary attribute that is needed to accomplish the goal of creating a solid business from scratch is the entrepreneur's mastery over herself. A boss who is self-aware of her capabilities, weaknesses, and foibles. She is aware of how others perceive her and has full control over that image in the way she looks, talks, and moves. She is fully conscious of how her core beliefs and values affect those around her. She doesn't compromise, she communicates and integrates ideas. She doesn't manipulate; she leads and coordinates. Above all, she must remain mindful of the core beliefs and values, and keep faith with them. Otherwise, she will become a self-serving tyrant. Unfortunately, employees are very sensitive to this possibility; in fact, they are predisposed to thinking it will happen. Once the trust between employee and employer is broken, it is the beginning of the end of the company.
This loose framework allows for a variety of decision-making processes, but a leader must adopt one that he uses consistently. He must be objective and process oriented. The idea that the boss is arbitrary, mercurial, and unreasonably biased is a cancer to any organization. The boss must be so logical, he is predictable in how he makes decisions, distributes rewards, and metes out punishment.
This is why hiring is so important. The group of people a boss employs to assist him in the achievement of the company's goals must understand and accept the core values of the company and must commit to help achieve the firm's objectives, near-term and long-term. It would be best if the candidate for employment already had the core beliefs and values because some of these may be difficult to train or teach. The key to inculcating this type of culture is how a chief executive engenders trust among his staff. The staff must trust the chief has the best interests of the company, and by extension, its employees, at heart. Without that trust, the company will begin its slow slide into corruption and decay.
How does a boss engender trust? He must be clear in his communication. He must be transparent about what he is doing. He must be careful about the commitments he makes (even to the most junior employee) because he must faithfully keep those promises.
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