CHAPTER 18

HOW WILL YOU COMMIT TO YOUR PEOPLE’S GROWTH?

Your people do not go to work just for the money. They don’t show up because they cannot wait to see their boss. They go to work because they want to be challenged. They get excited about growth opportunities. They are driven by a need to be more than they currently are. If you don’t believe me, go back and review the section on leading yourself. Why do you go to work every day?

Most every one of us would like to go to a job in which we are challenged and have opportunities for growth. Your job as a leader is to create an environment for your team in which that is possible. However, creating this environment can be difficult. Our focus is taken up by the daily chaos of deadlines, projects, ...

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