When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she's doing is valid.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.
Your employees have lots of opinions about everything - your strategy and vision; the state of the competition; the quality of your products; the vibe in the workplace. There are tons of things you can learn from them.
What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart.
An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.
When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.
To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.
When you found a company, you have the original vision, you make all the original decisions, you know every employee, you kind of know every aspect of the product architecture and its limitations.
The orbs create feedback loops that can influence either personal of employee behavior.
Sometimes you have to make decisions without knowing all that you would like to know That's part of the job.
The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.