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via 3 Ways to Energize Employees — Leadership Freak
Dan Rockwell give good, solid, and brief management advice. Today he talks about energizing employees by asking them questions that help them realize the bigger picture.
Most of my clients manage in early childhood –where few managers spend their time thinking about management. Instead, they think about child development. However, managing is adding service to children, yes? Directors teach many children by energizing teachers. Teachers touch the future by energizing children in their learning process. Many children are already energized and just need to be facilitated in doing that. That is why teaching small children is so fun, right?
So cleaning the table, and tidying the toys, and being sure no sand is flying through the air is all part of facilitating learning. And learning is facilitating the building of a life. And building a little life this year is facilitating the growth of a family, a community, our world. Right?  Isn’t that what you are doing?
Yes! I hope you feel energized today — to go and do it more.