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In a satirical article called, How to Keep New Leaders from Emerging, CEO Fred Smith listed these keys to making sure potential leaders in your company never help you accomplish your vision. He suggested: Create a threat environment � let people know that if they fail, they're out. Create an atmosphere of criticism � always point out mistakes and never recognize achievement or progress. And finally: Expect failure � people will tend to live up to your expectations. Of course, if you want the opposite effect, do the opposite. "Have you eliminated a threat environment, recognized achievement, and expected success?"