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\u201cPeople are afraid of you,\u201d Cuban recalled his Broadcast.com business partner Todd Wagner telling him years ago. \u201cWe don\u2019t get as much done because people are afraid of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the Trailblazers Podcast<\/em> last month, the billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank<\/em> star, who celebrated his 68th birthday on Friday, explained how his leadership approach has evolved over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought I was nice, I got along with everybody,\u201d Cuban explained, saying at the time, he built his leadership style around the \u201cdominant\u201d CEO stereotypes he grew up with. \u201cIt turns out my perception was different. Adapting there and learning to be nice and kind to people made life a lot easier for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shift wasn\u2019t just personal\u2014it had operational consequences. Cuban said that when employees are intimidated, collaboration slows and talent walks, and it was his \u201cbiggest professional challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people don\u2019t want to work with you or for you, that\u2019s a problem,\u201d Cuban said. \u201cYou lose good talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuban\u2019s leadership ventures<\/h2>\n

In 1995, Cuban and Wagner founded Broadcast.com, the streaming and audio company that Yahoo acquired in 1999 in a $5.7 billion stock deal, officially placing the founders on the map as billionaires of the dot-com boom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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They went on to launch 2929 Entertainment in 2003 as an entertainment development and production firm that produced more than 20 films for theatrical and direct-to-DVD release.<\/p>\n

In 2000, Cuban became the principal owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks after he purchased the team for $285 million from H. Ross Perot Jr. Two decades later, Cuban sold the majority of his stake in the team for $3.5 billion due to the financial pressure of maintaining the team\u2014a testament to the advice he offered on the Trailblazers Podcast<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can learn to improve at pretty much anything,\u201d said Cuban. \u201cIf you suck at it, you take a step back and you find something else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A larger trend in workplace dynamics<\/h2>\n

While Cuban rethought his approach, many workers are still grappling with bosses whose behavior spills into their mental health, finances, and family life.<\/p>\n

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Research from the published earlier this year found that 34% of workers say their boss gives an impression of being unapproachable, and 66% of those with a toxic boss say they\u2019ve worked a weekend, holiday, or day off because of their boss. Overall, 47% of workers report increased stress, burnout, or a decline in mental health tied to a toxic boss\u2014with Gen Z workers reporting somewhat less of that at 44%. And 53% of workers with a toxic boss say they\u2019ve attended therapy to discuss it, compared with 39% of all workers.<\/p>\n

Cuban acknowledged that his own habits contributed to the issue. Early in his career, he would often work late into the night until 2 a.m. and wondered why others didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no work-life balance and I didn\u2019t expect anybody else to have it either,\u201d Cuban said.<\/p>\n

Recently, Cuban has applied that same scrutiny to pay practices, calling low wages \u201cembarrassing\u201d for profitable companies and urging employers to raise hourly rates<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I heard people who worked for a company I invested in (but didn\u2019t run) needed government assistance, I made sure they all got raises,\u201d Cuban wrote in a June post on X.<\/p>\n

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