Hi guys,
I’m in a bit of a dilemma and could use some wisdom from this community. I’ve been trying hard to better myself as a “leader” in my small company - staying calm, being more approachable, criticize constructively - you know the routine.
But, as I’m navigating my second business attempt (started about 4 months ago), I’m hitting a wall. No big clients yet, and what’s really testing my patience are the negative attitudes of my two employees (that’s all the team as of now). It’s been a tough year and a half, and I sometimes wonder if I should keep pushing or just dismiss the team and be a freelancer/ take a job. Because it feels like I’m changing myself too much for the sake of keeping cool with the team.
But here’s the thing: I love what I do. I’m providing GPT-like solutions for sales and customer support, and it’s genuinely exciting stuff. My tech skills are solid, but sales is not my strength, and employee attitudes aren’t helping. Sometimes I wonder if it’s me - am I expecting too much, or maybe micromanaging?
What do you guys think? Any advice, experience or thoughts on handling these challenges, especially with employees, would be really helpful right now.
If your team has only been on for 4 months and are having negative attitudes already, then something isn’t going right. Have you asked them why they are so negative? Could it be that you’re trying too hard to be cool, at the expensive of being a good leader?