Great Leaders Are Like Gardeners

Having held leadership positions for the better part of four decades, I have come to know that the very best leaders are like gardeners, helping every person in their teams to be the best they can be.

Gardeners know that they do not make things grow. They realise that they are only there to create the conditions under which all the different plants in their care can flourish. Good leaders do the same so that their people can do the things they were hired to do in the best possible way.