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3 qualities that confident employees and confident kids have in common (and how to teach them)

As parents, we're all trying to play the long game. We're helping with homework and driving to practice, but we're also raising future coworkers, leaders, teammates, spouses and friends.

As parents, we're all trying to play the long game. We're helping with homework and driving to practice, but we're also raising future coworkers, leaders, teammates, spouses and friends. (Panuwat - stock.adobe.com)


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SALT LAKE CITY — As parents, we're all trying to play the long game. We're helping with homework and driving to practice, but we're also raising future coworkers, leaders, teammates, spouses and friends.

It turns out many of the qualities that help people thrive in the workplace start developing at home long before that first job interview. Spencer Horn is an Executive Performance Coach and the author of the upcoming book "The Divinity Principle." He shared three observations that connect what confident kids and confident employees have in common and what that can teach us as parents.

They weren't rescued. They were coached.

Someone saw who they could become, not just who they are today.

They learned to bring a plan, not just a problem.

Pre-order Spencer Horn's book at altiumleadership.com.

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