Are you "The Boss," a manager or a leader? This proverb will let you know.
The Proverb of the WHY: A ancient traveler entering Rome, stops to examine a huge construction project. While admiring the scale of the project, he sees three stone masons, hard at work with their hammers and chisels.
“What are you doing?” asks the traveler.
“Breaking stones,” grunts the first.
“Making a wall,” says the second.
“Building a cathedral!” proclaims the third.
Helping your team understand "the why" is the difference between them breaking stones and building a cathedral. Bosses have people who break stones, managers have employees who make walls, and leaders have partners in building a cathedral.
Ask your team "what they are doing?" If the answer is not, "a cathedral," you have some leadership work to do.
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