Why You Should Work as Though Your Kids Are Watching

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Sallie Krawcheck has a great post over on LinkedIn.  You can read it here. It’s a short read – but still is very powerful.

And Sallie’s conclusion is valid.

(Actually – the conclusion Sallie makes not only applies to parents with their children – but it applies equally well to managers and the people who report to them.)

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Image Courtesy of Creative Commons by © Jack Salenga http://ow.ly/R5IXU

While our children won’t always “listen” to us, they are always watching us. They model their behavior based on what they see Mom & Dad doing.
So as parents (and managers) – we better make sure we are actually practicing what we preach.

We need to work as if our children are watching.

As Ben Franklin once wrote: “A good example is a best sermon.”