OCTOBER 27

“Some rank and file are diamonds in the rough. They just don’t know how to navigate the corporate culture or how to toot their own horns or aggressively forge their own career paths…. There is a need to develop bosses into coaches so they can spot and develop these diamonds.”

—Lupe Torre, Monfia

MINING FOR DIAMONDS

It isn’t pressure that turns coal into diamonds. It’s the right boss. If you’ve ever looked around at your staff and wondered, “Why me?” then it may be time to take a good, long look in the mirror.

Employees are what you make them. It takes a supervisor with a sharp eye, who isn’t afraid to build their people, to spot the diamonds in the rough and recognize their potential. But they are there, nevertheless, waiting for the right leader to help them shine.

Be that leader.