By Dean Dexter
Management vs Mentorship
Recently one of our leadership team members and I were discussing management styles and ensuring successful project outcomes. At issue is the fact that we have an incredibly talented group of employees. But, we also have business critical clients and projects that we have to ensure are executed successfully. We also know that sometimes talent is no substitute for knowledge and experience. So unless we did everything ourselves, our question ultimately revolved around how do we give these amazing people the right tools and direction to succeed?

Bravery Required
Mentoring you see isn’t just about the individual, it’s also about what that person can bring to the organization. When you foster creative energy and turn it loose in your company, who knows where it can take you. Later I was fortunate enough to have a mentor that understood this. They shared with me their passion and knowledge for business. Then they were brave enough to let me use that passion and business knowledge to push the firm in directions they never imagined. Their business today looks nothing like the firm I started working at. Because of that bravery and mentoring they more than quadrupled in size and revenue.