Founders, executives and managers are all emotional beings. They can only handle so much criticism, regardless of if it is the right criticism they need to hear

Founders, executives and managers are all emotional beings. They can only handle so much criticism, regardless of if it is the right criticism they need to hear. Imagine giving a speech to your team, and there is one employee who is rolling their eyes and smirking at things you say, and who you know disagrees with you. It’s very difficult to block out - and their are few who can handle that. You may be 100% onboard after a heated discussion and not making any outward gestures, but your mere presence will leave the person imagining you are rolling your eyes. And this festers. You need to find a way to put yourself in their shoes and really feel what it’s like to have someone very critical of things around. Yea, reputation is everything and you should never be completely open and it’s why people water down everything they say and end up kissing ass. Even people who say they can take any criticism can’t. This is the best lesson you can learn.