Ashish Kothari argues that a manager's main job is developing talent through mentorship. People are what actually connect strategy to execution, so leaders need to mentor others while staying mentees themselves.
As managers and as leaders, our job number one is not to deliver the results. Our job number one is to help develop the leaders, people on our team. It is not the job of learning and development. It is not the job of somebody else in hr. As line leaders, our job number one is to develop our talent. And one of the best ways in which we can develop talent is by being good mentors. And the best way for you, as a leader, to continue growing yourself is to be a good mentee. Right? Both keep learning. Keep investing in that learning, supporting that environment. And if you do that, results will follow. Results will be there. Because in the end, what connects strategy to execution is people.
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