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Peter Abdaal

@peterabdaal

I write daily threads on leadership, and business. 14K+ on Threads Get the newsletter ↓

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Joined January 2011
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Better to start slow than never to start.
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11 SENTENCES THAT SHOW YOU LEAD WITH RESPECT: 1. Good job.
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11. I respect how you handled that.
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Thank you for reading! Follow @peterabdaal for more on building and leading your business. P.S. If you like leadership and business content, you will love my weekly newsletter. Subscribe and get the Mastery Journal (it’s free): peterabdaal.substack.com/
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Being desperate for help is a reason to hire carefully.
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A rushed hire can give your busiest person another job: fixing the rushed hire.
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May the people who work with you feel comfortable giving you the information you need, even when it's information you won't enjoy hearing.
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To the business owner learning to pause before reacting: That pause gives the whole room a better chance of solving the problem.
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A vague job description can turn one hire into three people's conflicting expectations.
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Ask each person involved what success would look like after three months.
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If the answers describe different jobs, settle that before meeting candidates.
Your team should be able to predict your standards without having to predict your mood.
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11 SENTENCES THAT SHOW YOU ARE RELIABLE: 1. I’ll do it.
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2. I’m on it. 3. I’ll be there. 4. I’ll follow up. 5. You can count on me. 6. I’ll make sure it gets done. 7. I keep my word. 8. I won’t forget. 9. Leave it with me. 10. I’ll handle it. 11. I said I would, so I will.
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Thank you for reading! Follow @peterabdaal for more on building and leading your business. P.S. If you like leadership and business content, you will love my weekly newsletter. Subscribe and get the Mastery Journal (it’s free): peterabdaal.substack.com/
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Company value: transparency. Team's main source of information: a screenshot someone forwarded from another group chat.
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11 SENTENCES THAT SHOW YOU ARE HARD TO DISTRACT: 1. Not now.
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11. Let me stay with this.
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