TCF453: Stop Being Friends with Your Employees

From The Contractor Fight with Tom Reber Tom Reber

Enforcing the standards in your company and not being everyone’s buddy doesn’t mean you aren’t likable. It just means that you make the tough decisions when they are needed—that’s what a leader does. Tom’s here to remind you to stop being friends with your employees.

In this episode, we talk about…

The DiSC profile—(D)ominance, (i)nfluence, (S)teadiness, (C)onscientiousness
Being clear on the code of conduct of your business
Befriending your employees is harmful to your company’s future, employees’ ability to grow, and your capability to lead.
Keep yourself from being friends with your employees—as a leader, you need to take responsibility for your team, set a new standard, communicate and enforce it.
You can’t be trusted as a leader if you’re not consistently showing up with the communication
Leadership is influence—if you really want to have influence over your team, you’ve got to build the habit of getting uncomfortable yourself.
Your number one job is to create leverage in your company and lift everybody up with you

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