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How to Control Employees 101

Many businesses and managers fall into the trap of trying to controlling their teams and employees. On today’s episode we discuss why trying to exercise control is a bad move. We will explain what is actually at the heart of a need to control others and how to readjust your thinking. We also revisit the topic of alignment, and how this subject of control…

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  1. Employment is a form of slavery, and at the end of the day no human likes to be controlled. If you want your employees to work with you, invest time and energy to influence them in the right direction.

  2. When you influence people, you help them do what you want in a way that they want to do it.

    Control removes the free will and forces the actions on people.

  3. When you are frustrated with somebody, it means something needs to change, and there are only two ways to solve misalignment, either part ways, or both people have to change.

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