People like and relate to others who are real, genuine. How can successful CEOs improve their relatability and connection with their employees?
Please tune in this week as Wayne discusses an impactful TED Talk, provides an example of how our egos all too often get in the way, and offers three tips for improving your connections.
We’d like to know what successes you can relate in terms of increasing connection. Please let us know what has worked for you in the comments below.
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Dan Liotti says:
In today’s blog you made a comment that one of your employees left because he was too talented. Question: do you think it was a mistake to let him go? What ways do you think you could’ve done to keep him. Thanks
Wayne Rivers says:
Dan – we couldn’t keep him. It was around 2010, so we were dealing with The Great Recession and cutting everyone’s comp to stay alive. He was getting multiple job offers and took one with a Fortune 500 company at double the pay + big business benefits. We didn’t let him go, he was bought away from us. He did contact me a few years later wanting to come back which was very flattering for FBI, I think…