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by tmpz22 858 days ago
Go to your nearest retirement home. Sit down and strike up a conversation with someone there. Genuinely listen to them and show interest in what they have to say. When you leave reflect on the vast loneliness of society and how one person can impact another with even the smallest of gestures.

Thats the most succinct advice I have on being a better manager. Not a self-indulgent medium article.

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This 1000%.

At some point you have to decide, “do I work for my team and the people I’m supposed to lead, or do I work for the business?”

Great managers choose their people over the business. Ironically, this best serves both in the long-run.