Classroom Lessons Helped This Leader Excel in the C-suite

One of the questions I get asked most often is whether kindness really belongs in leadership. I understand why people ask. Somewhere along the way, kindness became confused with weakness. We started believing that if a leader is compassionate, they must also be permissive. If they care about people, they must not care about performance. I have found exactly the opposite to be true.

My career began in education, not business. I often joke that I went to "teacher school." In education, kindness isn't considered a leadership style. It’s simply part of the job.

You are taught that children learn best when they feel safe enough to ask questions, make mistakes and try again. Fear might produce temporary compliance, but trust produces lasting growth. When I eventually transitioned into leadership, I realized adults do not stop needing those things just because they receive a paycheck instead of a report card.

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