You can learn amazing leadership lessons and skills in a forest – if you pay attention. I know first-hand, because I have a forest behind my house. Here are three terrific lessons I learn in the forest – lessons to help you improve your leadership skills.
Last time I revealed the first Leadership Skill called: LITTLE PINK RIDING HOOD
Here is today's Leadershop Lesson:
IMPERIALIST PIGS TRY TO TAKE OVER EVERYTHING
Every weed, tree and plant in the forest is an imperialist pig. They try to take over the entire forest!
I only want beautiful wild flowers and trees I like in my forest. But every plant and tree produces seeds and tries to take over more and more territory – unless unless I stop them.
So, I spend many after-work hours in the forest. I remove plants I do not want – so wild flowers and trees I want can thrive and spread.
Leadership Lesson =
Every organization lets some bums – unproductive, irresponsible, lazy employees – sneak onto its payroll. Bums are corporate weeds: They see how much they can get away with. Bums encourage other employees to slack off and lower productivity.
If left unchecked, that organization will get taken over by ‘weeds.’ Your threefold leadership lesson:
A. Hire productive, responsible, hard-working people.
B. Avoid hiring “weeds,” i.e., unproductive, irresponsible, lazy bums
C. De-employ bums ASAP
More leadership lessons next time.
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