Best leaders like Parents can adopt a middle ground, promoting a sense of autonomy while also allowing for at least some structure.
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I’m not just a professor and business consultant; I’m also a parent to two kids. As I’ve often mused, the challenges leaders face at home and at work aren’t necessarily all that different. In particular, both contexts leave leaders struggling between their desire to control others and their need to let go. Finding a happy medium is far from easy.
[This article was provided with permission from Harvard Business School Working Knowledge.]