How to change from a horrible boss to a real leader

Poor leadership is often the cause of lackluster business performance, and many leaders don't even realize that they're the root of the problem. If you've noticed sluggish growth, high turnover and a disproportionally large number of negative posts on GlassDoor for a company your size, your leadership may need some work.

Here are a few solutions to begin fixing the issue:

1. Embrace the idea that you are the problem

A business owner once told me that it was hard for him to hire good employees, and that he had personally fired at least a dozen people in the seven years that he'd been in business. He never considered that such a high turnover rate might be due to his poor leadership...

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