Management and Teaching

Management is like teaching, in many ways.  Let's consider a few quotes on the subject of teaching and think about how it relates to managing in your business.

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”

Chinese Proverb “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”  William Arthur Ward “The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."”  Maria Montessor Never try to teach a pig to sing; it doesn't work, and it annoys the pig. Robert Heinlein, American science fiction writer