Jacqueline ElliottLeadership Strategist | CEO, Mother, Wife, Legacy-Builder

In 2026 there is one ultimate business truth you cannot ignore.

1 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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Short monologue from a YouTube video arguing that leaders must genuinely care about employees’ personal lives and circumstances to earn their commitment. The speaker emphasizes that employees will only ‘care and fight’ for company culture when leaders understand their individual situations (family, goals, debts) and treat caring as a two-way street.

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People say all the time, why don't they care like I care? Why don't they see the business this way? I'm the only one that cares so much. I mean, I can't let this go. They don't care like you care because they don't see what you see. You're holding stuff back. You don't know their kids names, you don't know their wife's names. You don't know what they're going through. You don't know what their goals and dreams are. You don't know what debt they have. You don't know anything about them, but you want them to work hard for you. The two way street. The only way they're going to care and fight for that culture for your business is if you care about them first.