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Why Your Small Businesses Advantage Must Be Built On This Value
Large corporations poop waste.
Everything is burning; time, money, and passion. But as a small business, your advantage is staying true to values that mean something — not squandering them because it’ll help you advance in some way.
This relentless focus on what matters the most differentiates small businesses from their bureaucratic career peddling counterparts.
Your values guide every decision.
Build the core of your business on the back of humility.
Humility is a core principle in my company.
As we say, “it’s the the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.” It fuels our core value of building a team-oriented approach. “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility,” wrote Saint Augustine.
Humility leads to flexibility, and flexibility is a small businesses superpower.
When you’re humble, you lead your team with empathy, focus on what matters the most, and don’t let waste infect your company.
Productive companies are a collaboration of everyone who doesn’t tolerate egomaniacs.