The leadership lesson of sledge rides with the kids

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A snowy landscape slope with a view of a city in the distance. Two figures on sledges are going down hill. Photo taken some distance from them
In this memory: Jesper Ottosen

It’s only a few years ago I realized I can no longer sleigh down snowy hills with my kids. I have to either stand and watch or go down my own sleigh next to them. They are on their own now - I can only hope what they learned sticks. And if the fall down hill, it's up to learn for them.

Which reminds me.

When we build capabilities in others it's for them them to run their own path - their own future. The best way I know to enable growth is to letting them learn is being involved step by step. Not be transactional and dominant, but collaborative and involving.

Jesper Ottosen
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Senior Advisory Consultant
Jesper has been around the MoT community from the start, frequently passing by the Club and Slack. For more than 10 years he has provided 300+ blogposts on all things testing.
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