ADVICE FROM THE TOP

Founders, industry titans, CEOs, and other execs reveal how they build and motivate a highly functioning team.

—Compiled by Brooke Henderson and Gabrielle Bienasz

Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different. Indra Nooyi, former chair and CEO, PepsiCo People getting under your skin is a luxury. I don’t operate on that level now. This is about what I have to do for New York [during the pandemic], and whoever can help me do that, I will work with. Whoever is contrary to that, I will oppose—period. Andrew Cuomo, governor of the state of New York We have a policy: No individual mistake, no matter how boneheaded, will lead to the loss of a job. That way people can feel free to venture out, be daring, learn from their mistakes. Louis J. Erickson Jr., co-founder and COO, Bit-Wizards If you can laugh together,…

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Inc. (Digital) - 1 Issue, May/June 2020

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