When you realize you work for your employees and not the other way around, things start to change :) I work for my employees. They don’t work for me. Some people may think this is counterintuitive to being a “boss” but I actually believe that this is an incredibly important part of being a boss. It means you have to understand what your employees want at a deep level. You have to be constantly adapting to their needs and what they want from the organization. For example, one of my employees might want higher pay when he’s 24. But maybe he falls in love at 28 and decides he wants to spend more time with his family. Another might be more interested in a fancy title. Another might want to get access to me and build a relationship. Another might want to go to one of our international offices and work there. There are a million different variables, and it’s on you as a leader to adjust to reality as it changes