What Employees Need from Leaders

Just ran across an amazing little article from the Harvard Business Review entitled What Employees Need from Leaders. It was written by Dr. Cleve Stevens of Owl Sight Intentions Inc. I thought it was a great summary. In short, employees need:

• To love and be loved--defined as focused concern and action
• To grow
• To contribute
• Meaning

This list certainly resonates for me, and I can do better at helping the employees I work with find those needs better met with my leadership.

The Butterfly Effect

I first heard this physics concept several years ago. The idea is that a butterfly moving through the air displaces molecules, which displace other molecules and in the right circumstances could precipitate a major wind storm half a world away. Author and motivational speaker Andy Andrews has a new book out, published by Simple Truths, about the Butterfly Effect and it's implications for people, teams and organizations.