Boss’s Tip of the Week: Try letting go

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When you become a boss, your power goes down, not up. That’s because you’re measured on team performance. So, it’s tempting to try to control everything your team members do.

Trying to control everything is a trap that makes you crazy and destroys initiative and morale. Don’t try to control everything, only the things you can control. That’s your behavior, what you say and what you do.

This is only one of 347 tips in my ebook, Become a Better Boss One Tip at a Time.

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Víctor Villar   |   25 Jul 2018   |   Reply

I just began controlling and I was lost in my objectives. I learned some time after that I had to change my mind. Good tip.

Wally Bock   |   25 Jul 2018   |   Reply

Thanks for adding to the conversation