10 keys to nurturing the next crop of leaders
Karen Schmidt@letsgrowptyltd
1. You can’t grow plants in bad soil . . . and you can’t have great leaders in a poor culture
2. You need plants in all stage of development to keep your garden healthy . . . you always
need to be growing new leaders
3. Choose plants for the wrong reasons and they will fail . . . a leader chosen for the
wrong reasons will fail
4. The wrong plant in the wrong location can become a weed . . . a leader in the
wrong position can do damage
5. All plants need help to put down roots . . . new leaders need support if you want them
to become attached to the organisation
6. Pests and disease move from plant to plant infecting others . . . bad habits of your
frontline leaders rub off on others
7. Large trees are vital to shade developing plants . . . senior leaders provide new leaders
with shelter from the elements
8. Plants grow better when they don’t encounter barriers . . . you need to remove
the barriers to help your leaders grow
9. Sometimes plants need to be relocated to thrive . . . sometimes leaders outgrow their
role and need to be moved
10. Plants are always growing or dying . . . if your leaders aren’t growing, they are going
backwards
To learn more read my latest book“Greenhousing”
available at www.letsgrow.com.au