Airbnb CEO and co-founder, Brian Chesky, has been at the helm of the company for 17 years and has been very vocal about ignoring leadership advice that he found thoughtless. In an interview with Fortune, the entrepreneur shared that one such advice that he finds unwise is to not have favourites at the workplace.
In the interview, Chesky said that he opts to openly acknowledge the employees he likes the most at his company. He admitted that while recognising certain employees has a negative impact, not doing so shows poor leadership, reported Moneycontrol.
“At most companies, there’d be a protest if the CEO picked [favourites]. It would be considered unfair and not systematic,” he said in the interview.
However, he noted that if executed well, employee favouritism can allow leaders to point out top performers and utilise their skills and knowledge for strategy planning efforts. This can also help give a boost to other workers to follow their…
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