Why Leaders Should Make a Habit of Teaching

Sydney Finkelstein, a professor of management at the Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth College, encourages leaders to approach their
direct reports like teachers. As Finkelstein explains, being a
teacher-leader means continually meeting face to face with
employees to communicate lessons about professionalism, points of
craft, and life. He says it’s easy to try and that teaching is one
of the best ways to motivate people and improve their performance.
Finkelstein is the author of “The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers”
in the January–February 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review.