“That’s not true,” he countered. “I have someone on staff who loves it as much as I do.” “That’s the problem,” I said. “Sometimes your debating style works, particularly with people who enjoy arguing both sides of every issue and don’t back down from the verbal jousting. If everybody on your staff was like this one person, you wouldn’t have a problem. Unfortunately, 99 percent of your team is not like that guy. Your one success is not being replicated with anyone else. Why? Because that single exceptional employee is just like you. But you are not managing you.”
