Leaders as Teachers

Two things you absolutely, positively must do to be effective
by Terry Starbucker – TerryStarbucker.com

The article discusses two powerful leadership lessons from a piano study book. Yes. Piano. Think about it. Piano teachers teach their students. Leaders can also be teachers.

The first lesson is to never teach without fun. Think about a movie or two focused on a teacher. The teacher had passion about the topic, right? It’s contagious!

Second lesson is to show rather than tell when teaching. Much like “Give a man a fish, you feed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a life time. Or.. Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.

How can you apply these lessons in a business? [ Read original article ]