Trying to be the ideal boss...or parent

A ton of bricks fell on me one day. Actually it was more a ton of revelations fell on me. Here goes:
Am I trying to be the ideal parent for my children by being the parent I wish I could have had? It sounds good, but my children are different than me. They don't need the parent I wish I had. They need the parent they need to have. Big difference.

Likewise, am I trying to be the boss or leader that I wish I had when I was younger? If so, is that the boss my employees really need? Probably not.

Busted.

Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
www.labov.com