Management Lessons from Bedtime Stories

This story highlights the responsibility of leaders not just for themselves but for others too. It shows how when one is in command and responsible for others, one tends to see things differently. This is why it is important to trust and empower employees with opportunities for decision making when leaders are away and make them accountable for both success and failure. 

This story highlights lessons for leaders on not getting carried away by multitude of new initiatives and the need to always appear ahead of others. Good leaders hire smart teams who can question and challenge to help them make informed decisions. 

This episode relates the story of Prince Samba from Africa who transformed from a cowardly boy to a brave ruler. It draws lessons on importance of skill and will match with the role as well as performance management at the right time. 

In this episode, I have shared the perspectives on leadership and team development in organizations leveraging the famous German fairy tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker. 

Welcome to my new show- Management Lessons from Bedtime stories. In each episode of this show, I will share a tale from different parts of the world and the lessons that can be learnt from it to make organizational management better. 

This episode draws analogies and shares key insights on the importance of organizational purpose, goal setting and driving accountability from the English tale of the King who wanted to build a pond of milk.