Stretching others

There’s a thin line between motivating employees and creating a toxic situation when leading people to be their best, writes Marcel Schwantes reflecting on the Steve Jobs way. For Jobs, leadership was about setting ambitious standards and helping knowledge workers become their best selves. It wasn’t always a rosy path, but it made people better.

Source: Inc., February 20, 2025. Link. “My job is to not be easy on people. My job is to make them better,” said Steve Jobs.

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