Marc Haine explains why entrepreneurs get stuck inside their own businesses, unable to see what's actually happening. When you're in the jar, you can't read the label. Bringing in outside voices who'll give you honest feedback is how you spot your blind spots.
I think one of the mistakes I've seen in my own family, in my own business, like it's sometimes you can be too close to the business and you are so close to the business that you, you take it very personally. You have been building this like a baby and then things are not working and it's very, very hard to stop and say, let me see why. So you will blame everyone else and all the conditions except look at what's in front of you. So I think one aspect of leadership is to be able to take a step back, be very objective. And it's very hard to do, especially in entrepreneurship.
I joke because there's a saying that says you can't see the— you can't see the label if you're inside the jar. I like that. And so I believe you need to bring people from outside to come in and surround ourselves with people who are going to be honest with us, right?
