Dobber advises other leaders—and those aspiring to be—to help their direct reports step out of their comfort zone. “Raise the bar and let them see it as an opportunity. Encourage them to take the challenge,” he says. “Give them the mission-impossible challenge and see how they react. You might be surprised, but talented people will have a solution, and rise to the challenge. If they fail, cut them, there will never be a shortage of warm bodies.”
