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