How do you think that made her feel? In one fell swoop, he ticked off three out of five SCARF points: he diminished her status, took away her autonomy, and treated her in a way that she felt was unfair. If you’re a boss and you’re acting like this, I can guarantee that your best people will be leaving to find other jobs, and you will be left with those who are afraid to leave. They will stay out of fear, because they are afraid they can’t get anything better. And that will hurt your company in the long run, which will probably hurt you, too. Stories like this are all too common. People need to
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