The Startup Chat 146: Stop trying to control people

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Many businesses and managers fall into the trap of trying to controlling their teams and employees. On today’s episode we discuss why trying to exercise control is a bad move.…

Unfiltered insights and actionable advice straight from the trenches of startup and business life. Many businesses and managers fall into the trap of trying to controlling their teams and employees. On today’s episode we discuss why trying to exercise control is a bad move. We will explain what is actually at the heart of a need to control others and how to readjust your thinking. We also revisit the topic of alignment, and how this subject of control is a direct response to alignment. We invite you to join our Facebook group. It’s great to have such an incredible group of entrepreneurs out there making it happen every day. We’d love to hear from you; please feel free to join our Facebook…from thestartupchat.com

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