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Grandfather lessons for the office. My 10 month old grandson, who I have the privilege of doing daycare three days a week for, loves when I sit near him while he plays. He doesn’t necessarily need me to play with him, he just needs to know I am there. Leason#1: Leaders need to be seen. Employees need to know your available if needed and that you care that they are there. My grandson loves to crawl into my lap every now and then. He doesn’t need a reason, and neither do I. Lesson#2: leaders need to be accessible when their employees need to talk. My grandson can’t talk yet, but he sure babbles a lot! And he loves when I engage him with my eyes and repeat his babbles back to him (it’s kinda fun). Lesson#3: when your employee is talking to you they need your undivided attention. Repeating back to them what they say reinforces that you are paying attention. If I am not paying attention he starts squirming and stands up in my lap and does his version of pointing. Lesson#4: I was just listening this morning to someone telling me how tone deaf their boss was in a recent meeting, because she wasn’t really listening to his concerns. He didn’t point, but updated his resume. Don’t get to the point that they squirm right out of your company. #leadership