Where I grew up in Zimbabwe, you forecast the weather by looking at the calendar. There we have two seasons; wet or dry. Bad weather is when the rain doesn’t fall.
You can tell that moving to the UK must have been quite a shock.
Whilst I’m still most at home in strong heat and light, in the northern hemisphere my favourite season is definitely spring. And this week I have been reminded of how tough a season spring can be. Just as the bulbs and blossom appeared, the weather returned to winter.
As a keen gardener, I was struck by the thought that if you are a leader, you can do a lot to help those around you withstand the cold winds of shrinking budgets and increasing targets by thinking about it from a gardener’s perspective.
Gardening is about both leading and managing change. Here are three things all successful gardeners do.
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Moyra Mackie
Moyra Mackie helps leaders and teams to work with courage, compassion and creativity. She is an executive coach and consultant and the founder of Mackie Consulting.
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