The secret of leadership

Leadership Lessons from a Teabag!

It’s as if someone left the kettle of water on the

stove and forgot to turn of the gas

What counts is what’s inside the teabag

• Fancy Labels• Delicate silk tassels

Your beliefs and your attitude

The real flavor comes through only when the teabag gets into hot water

Hot Water Vs. Luke warm water

Good teabags look forward to getting into hot water

Leaders love challenges. Just as teabags love hot water.

A teabag must be porous

As a leader, you need to be able to touch other people. Else, all that’s inside will be wasted – untouched by all the good around you

Teabags work, never mind where they are in the cup

Leaders derive their strength from within – not from a title or a position

Sometimes, you need to add some sugar and milk

Good leaders find partners or colleagues who complement their skill sets and fill in the missing pieces.

Someone else holds the string. Always

Leaders don’t let power go to their heads and begin seeing themselves as lords and masters of all they survey

It’s all about how good the tea is. Not the teabag!

Good leaders never forget: ‘It’s not about me. It’s about them!”

Eventually, teabags need to make way and get out

Remember that getting out is a normal and necessary part of the tea-making process

Thank you