There is a belabored clich that says, Its lonely at the top. This reference is for business owners and leaders. It even applies to ecommerce.
The reason leadership is lonely is often because the leader of any organization must make decisions that will not please everyone and its often easier to not develop friendships with your employees than to risk losing that friendship because of decisions you may have to make.
However, the good news is leaders can learn from the very things they may desire themselves, but never receive. Im talking about the two elements of a good hire.
The first element is to make sure the employee you hire is placed into the same category as their passion. In essence you need to match the employee to the job they are best suited for. If you do this you are rewarded by having an employee that will exhibit passion for the job without the need to prod them along.
The second element is a bit harder. You need to keep your eyes open for positive contributions to your business. Find ways to reward employees for doing a good job. This could be a weekend vacation getaway or something more simple like a verbal word of praise or a...