What happens when we have team members who are not used to the pace or the pressure of an entrepreneurial venture? I’ll give you an example:

I was driving to a meeting with ADP  with one of our female sales reps and we were late. I’ve been known to put the pedal to the metal and we were buzzing through the streets of New Jersey trying to get to there on time. I was also talking on my phone. In the midst of casual  conversation with her, she said,  “Can  you pull over for a second?” She opened the door, stuck her head out the window  and threw up. She leaned back in the car with a look of horror on her face. This  is when the ridiculousness of an entrepreneurial mind takes over.

This  is when the ridiculousness of an entrepreneurial mind takes over.

My first reaction should have been, “Oh my god are you okay? Can I get you something to drink?” I looked at her for two seconds and said,  “Are you okay?”  She said,  “I’ll be fine.” I slammed  the car into drive and  started  speeding back  toward  ADP. We ran into the building  and she went into the bathroom and collected herself. I remember thinking,  “I wonder if we are going to blow  this  meeting because she smells like puke.” What I should have been thinking is that I should have planned better, left more time, driven slower and been more sensitive to the person in my car.