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CEOs, stop calling your staff family (but do read this parenting book)

Rachel NicklessLeadership Online Editor
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It's become a thing for chief executives to claim their employees are just like family.

Virgin Australia's chief executive John Borghetti told Boss magazine late last year "you keep your mum and dad arguments [aka management and union disagreements] separate from the kids, you encourage your kids or your employees and you try to give them hope".

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Rachel Nickless is a leadership columnist and an online news editor. Based in our Melbourne newsroom, Rachel has worked for The Australian Financial Review for more than 10 years. Connect with Rachel on Twitter.

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