diff --git a/lessons_for_leaders.rst b/lessons_for_leaders.rst index 9e5ecaa..d3f79ab 100644 --- a/lessons_for_leaders.rst +++ b/lessons_for_leaders.rst @@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ are durable, they are dependable, and they require minimal maintenance. -Then there are the "mortar" employees. They hold things together. -Mortar employees are organizational glue. They cross corporate boundaries -effortlessly. They move both across and up- and down the org chart. -They are every command and control manager's worst nightmare. A good -part of the time, you have no idea what they're actually doing. -Like mortar in a wall, there are far fewer of these than bricks and -they can be much higher maintenance. +Then there are the "mortar" employees. Mortar employees are +organizational glue, they hold things together. They cross corporate +boundaries effortlessly. They move both across and up- and down the +org chart. They are every command and control manager's worst +nightmare. A good part of the time, you have no idea what they're +actually doing. Like mortar in a wall, there are far fewer of these +than bricks and they can be much higher maintenance. Great leaders can identify these kinds of people instinctively. They groom the bricks for more and more execution responsibility. They @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ :: - $Id: lessons_for_leaders.rst,v 1.121 2015/03/08 16:52:10 tundra Exp $ + $Id: lessons_for_leaders.rst,v 1.122 2015/03/08 17:03:47 tundra Exp $ You can find the latest version of this document at: