Show employees you don't "have green blood and horns"

Show employees you don't "have green blood and horns" | Get creative to manage teams across shifts | Keep it simple: Set a clear wage and a fixed bonus outcome Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version](   March 15, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Show employees you don't "have green blood and horns"]( Executives can counteract the negative default perceptions about them by connecting personally through work groups, town hall meetings and other gatherings, writes Scott Eblin. He recalls how he once led a book study that prompted an administrative assistant to marvel that "not all vice presidents have green blood and horns." 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