Case Study in Chaos
Management experts are, well, confused about the Trump administration. While lauded and promoted as a business guru, he’s not doing what is known to work in business.
“It’s really common sense: You want to surround yourself with talented people who have the most expertise, who bring different perspectives to the issue at hand. Then you foster debate and invite different points of view in order to reach a high-quality solution.”
Are you surrounding yourself with talented people, or are you afraid of them outshining you? Are you welcoming – or, better yet, encouraging – different perspectives and new information, or are you simply looking for yes-people to validate what you’ve already decided to do?
I agree with the experts here about the “right” way to do business. If you don’t, I think it’s most important to just be aware of that. Don’t claim you’re seeking input if you don’t really want it (or won’t listen to it). Don’t hire people that make you feel threatened only to dismiss their ideas or to put them down in front of others. That actually de-motivates all your workers and will lead to more people who “quit and stay” (disengaging from work and putting in only the bare minimum, while still collecting a paycheck).