#Plutarch #ParallelLives #FabiusMaximus 19/

Fabius thought it hard that, whereas the trainers of horses and dogs relied upon care and intimacy and feeding rather than on goads and heavy collars for the removal of the animal's obstinacy, anger, and discontent, the commander of men should not base the most of his discipline on kindness and gentleness, but show more harshness and violence in his treatment of them than farmers in their treatment of wild fig-trees, wild pear-trees, and wild olive-trees, which they reclaim and domesticate till they bear luscious olives, pears, and figs.

[Section 20]

#LeadingThroughKindness #MangageByAppreciation #AppreciativeInquiry

@samuelpepys

Yeah, lit feels good to be singled out by a senior and seen by everyone as someone who matters. Happens rarely enough!

[Note to self 1: show those who work with you that they matter.]

[Note to self 2: dig out your old notes on David Cooperrider's and Suresh Srivatva's model of "Appreciative Inquiry". They served me well when I had a management role.]

#Pepys #appreciation #AppreciativeInquiry
#DLCooperrider #SSrivatva