What can you, as a manager, do to prevent the same mistake? My suggestion is to follow what good parents do.

Good parents instinctively know how they need to manage their children. But we sometimes don’t make the same connection when we are at work. Let’s think about the different stages of a child’s development.

The Toddler At this stage, there is so much they don’t know. They are just learning the basics of how to walk, and run, and talk, and play with others. The parents are generally right there at almost every moment. They are very involved in the child’s development.

• They set boundaries for the child: “don’t’ go near the stove, its hot!”
• They give very directiv
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  or leaders who did not adapt their style based on the employee’s needs. I would venture to guess that you were not entirely motivated to put out your very best effort every time when you were feeling such frustrations.

  What can you, as a manager, do to prevent the same mistake? My suggestion is to follow what good parents do.

  Good parents instinctively know how they need to manage their children. But we sometimes don’t make the same connection when we are at work. Let’s think about the different stages of a child’s development.

  The Toddler At this stage, there is so much they don’t know. They are just learning the basics of how to walk, and run, and talk, and play with others. The parents are generally right there at almost every moment. They are very involved in the child’s development.

  • They set boundaries for the child: “don’t’ go near the stove, its hot!”
  • They give very directi
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    ou, as a manager, do to prevent the same mistake? My suggestion is to follow what good parents do.

    Good parents instinctively know how they need to manage their children. But we sometimes don’t make the same connection when we are at work. Let’s think about the different stages of a child’s development.

    The Toddler At this stage, there is so much they don’t know. They are just learning the basics of how to walk, and run, and talk, and play with others. The parents are generally right there at almost every moment. They are very involved in the child’s development.

    • They set boundaries for the child: “don’t’ go near the stove, its hot!”
    • They give very directi
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      e at work. Let’s think about the different stages of a child’s development.

      The Toddler At this stage, there is so much they don’t know. They are just learning the basics of how to walk, and run, and talk, and play with others. The parents are generally right there at almost every moment. They are very involved in the child’s development.

      • They set boundaries for the child: “don’t’ go near the stove, its hot!”
      • They give very directi
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        The parents are generally right there at almost every moment. They are very involved in the child’s development.
        • They set boundaries for the child: “don’t’ go near the stove, its hot!”
        • They give very directive instructions: “Put the toy truck back into the basket.”
        • They give frequent feedback and encouragement: “That’s right, this is a blue ball. Now pick out the red one. That’s great!”

        When you have an employee that is at the toddler stage in terms of job skills and proficiencies, you need to adopt the hands-on parenting style of leadership. First determine what they know and don’t know. Set boundaries for them so they don’t get into big trouble. Be very directive in what you want done, and provide them feedback and encouragement so they know whether they are progressing and satisfying your expectations or not.

        The Teenager
        At this stage, the child wants more independence, and prefers to figure things out for himself. But the parents know that they still need to provide supervision. And they also give the child more space to experiment and build confidence.

        When your employees are at