Chapter 10Practice 6: Nurturing Like Gardeners
When you add value to people, you lift them up, help them advance, make them a part of something bigger than themselves, and assist them in becoming who they were made to be.1
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Introduction: Importance and Benefit of Nurturing Like Gardeners
While Communicating Like Agents is about influencing people to want to act, and Directing Like Guides is about enabling them to act, Nurturing Like Gardeners is about making it easier for others to act. If you want teams to produce consistently, reduce errors, and avoid being distracted from having to complete tedious tasks, then Nurturing Like Gardeners is for you.
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