Don’t Just Be the Nice Guy — How Falling Into the ‘Empathy Trap’ Made Me a Bad Leader
If you are a founder stuck in the “nice guy” cycle, you need to remember that you can be a nice person and a demanding leader at the same time.
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Don’t Just Be the Nice Guy — How Falling Into the ‘Empathy Trap’ Made Me a Bad Leader
If you are a founder stuck in the “nice guy” cycle, you need to remember that you can be a nice person and a demanding leader at the same time.
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Don’t Just Be the Nice Guy — How Falling Into the ‘Empathy Trap’ Made Me a Bad Leader
If you are a founder stuck in the “nice guy” cycle, you need to remember that you can be a nice person and a demanding leader at the same time.