CHAPTER 7Teaching

Parents teach their children. Leaders build world-class organizations by mentoring key team members. Bloggers share their lessons with their readers. We are teaching even we don’t think about it.

Our research and observations show three types of day-to-day teaching encounters: teaching by doing, conversation, and coaching or mentoring.

TEACHING BY DOING

You are being watched. Your colleagues observe your behavior in meetings. Your neighbors watch you play with your children. Your spouse watches your reaction to financial pressure. Although you aren’t teaching through instruction, you are teaching by example.

Living is the primary way bloggers teach their audiences. Cancer survivors, obese mothers, adrenaline seekers, and others ...

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