Are You Training Your Kid to be a Boss or Worker?

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I'm a bit surprised that so many parents invest countless hours and dollars into skills and things that will not necessarily benefit their children over a lifetime.  One area that is often overlooked is leadership development.  We hope our kids will become leaders, someday, but we do little to intentionally train them how to lead, now.

 A 2014 Pew Research project* compared satisfaction levels in bosses vs. workers. Naturally, we know all bosses aren't leaders, but the findings reflect what most of us sense intuitively that leaders feel more satisfied in life, work and with their pay.  These would seem to be things that we'd want for our kids, so helping them develop their leadership potential while they're pliable would seem a no-brainer.  Still, we appear more interested in things like sports, endless academic exercises, and entertainment.  We all know smart people with degrees who can't lead, so if a child has leadership potential, why not develop it along with academics? Viva la leader development!

* http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/01/09/why-its-great-to-be-the-boss/ 

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