A slave at the working place is someone who obeys and not think, not creates. A builder creates and uses the necessary resources for his work to succeed inside. A slave is seeking the resources outside, expects that the boss and the others deliver to him all that she/he needs to succeed. So, the question is, what did you hired? Slaves? Builders? It is not realistic to believe that all your employees are builders but would be a miracle if your company wouldn't go bankrupt if all, including the leaders, would be slaves. How can you bring your company to make the transition to an organization with a spirit of builders and not of slaves?  First, as a founder, take a look to the leaders: are they builders? If not, you either make a crash course in training them how to be a builder and give them a deadline or a "lifeline" until when they become, act as a builder. OR you fire them! Warning: one should proof if this changing is from inside to outside, meaning that person became i...