Slack cofounder says embarrassment can be motivating — but it can also lead to employees papering the office

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Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield said, for many employees, "really direct criticism is actually motivational."
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Slack cofounder Stewart Butterfield said that employees should have a "perpetual desire to improve."
He shared a story from 2014 on…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-11-23 11:00:01.
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