DON’T! I once read a book on how to create the perfect environment so that your high-performers could shine. It said to give them more flexibility to be themselves: come in to work when they were most productive, work from home, work in a closet, whatever it takes – because their 50% was more than…

Not too long ago, a friend of mine was working as an extra on a movie set. One day of filming required him to sit next to one of the movie’s stars in close quarters. The star is a tall fellow, and so sitting in the cramped quarters was difficult for him. So every time…