Parents: Bring Out the Best In Your Kids & Employees (VIDEOS)
Have you ever thought to apply parenting strategies to the way you manage your employees? Turns out the techniques are more similar than you’d think. Learn about how the principles of raising children directly apply to being a good manager with mother and Hot Studio CEO Maria Giudice:
WATCH: Why Parents Make Great Managers
“The most important trait of being a manager and a parent is the idea that you are coaching and mentoring. It’s not about you. It’s about them. How are you bringing the best in these people?,” Giudice said. “The lessons that you try to impart on your children are directly applicable to the people you manage in the workplace.”
The principles don’t just apply to motherhood, either. Dad and Product Design VP at SAP Michael Tschudy weighs in on how he finds the best in both worlds:
“We found there are patterns between managing kids and really caring about where they go in life and also doing the same things for your employees,” Tschudy told genConnect. “We found that in similar situations in everyday work and life, we have the same types of problems to handle.”
Related: Grow the Tree You Got — Tips for Parenting Teenagers
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