Hire and retain employees who are committed to the business, not to your personally. Listen to them, engage them, recognize their value and act on their contributions.

Most importantly, be the kind of leader you see here on Small Business School. As Dr. Grint advises, let your employees constrain you. Not the other way around. We know he’s right when he points out that each of us is flawed. So if one person makes all the decisions, some of them will certainly be the wrong decisions. But if a strong organization fosters input and participation in the decision making process, the quality of the decisions will undoubtedly improve.

You think about it: You think about it: Do you have constructive dissenters or “yes men” working for you? What can you do to encourage dissent? What do you think you might learn? Does this idea frighten you?