As we celebrate National Boss Day, Oct. 16, I’m enjoying the things leadership coach and author Michelle McQuaid has to say. I talked several weeks ago about profanity in the workplace, and how it affects employee/employer relationships. Today I’d like to take a closer look at the bosses. Many great entrepreneurs have been undone by the fact that they are great at business, but they are terrible bosses.
When it comes to the entrepreneur, success doesn’t come much greater than the likes of Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump. Yet in addition to their many accomplishments, there’s an expensive mistake they have in common: they are both reported to be really bad bosses. Trump has even made a second career of horrible bosshood with The Apprentice. Luckily for them – although not their employees – it’s been a mistake they’ve been able to afford and survive.
To read the original article: The Biggest Mistake An Entrepreneur Can Make - Forbes
