Lead. Do not be led. You have employed a bunch of talented boys and girls who are smarter than you. Great. But you are their leader. If you sniff an opportunity, then get them to consider it. If they prevaricate, call a meeting and brainstorm. If they still won’t get excited, then take the project into your private office or somewhere else and begin it there. Do not leave the opportunity within the company to be sabotaged, focus-grouped and committeed to death – which is almost certainly what will happen to it. Your employees and advisors are just that: employees and advisors. You are the
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