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Become an engaging leader and watch your organisation grow!

Welcome to the website dedicated to growing engaging leaders!

Let’s Grow! is focussed on helping you develop a strong team of engaging leaders who can nurture their teams and create a thriving organisation. The Let’s Grow! philosophy is based on the same principles that successful gardeners follow . . .

You can’t have engaged leaders in a poor culture . . . you can’t grow plants in bad soil
We pick people for leadership roles for the wrong reasons . . . wrong plant in wrong location simply because we like the look of it
New leaders need assistance and support . . . plants need help to get established too
A leader in the wrong position can do damage . . . the wrong plant can potentially become a weed
Bad habits from leaders rub off on their people . . . like pests and disease moving from plant to plant
The right leaders provide staff with shelter from the organisational elements . . . like a tree shading smaller plants
You need to remove the barriers to help leaders grow . . . plants grow better when you give them space
Sometimes leaders outgrow their role and need to move on . . . sometimes plants need to be relocated to thrive
You always need to be cultivating new leaders . . . you need plants in all stages of development to keep your garden healthy
If leaders aren’t growing they are dying . . . the law of nature, especially when it comes to plants

Extensive research on employee engagement in the last decade has revealed that the key to unlocking the discretionary effort that lies within your employees is simple: give them the right leader and engagement will occur naturally. It has also been proven that those organisations that learn how to grow engaging leaders will reap the rewards in terms of:

Cost benefits . . .

Less staff turnover and lower recruitment costs
Fewer accidents and injuries
Avoid bullying and harassment claims
Reduce sick leave

Innovation . . .

Easier to attract good people
Improved teamwork
Healthier workplace culture
More focus on generating new ideas

Better results . . .

Less time spent by leaders on people issues
Improved customer service
Enhanced image in the market
Increased bottom line results

Grow! is more than just a word . . . it is an acronym that sums up the 5 key ingredients that go into growing healthy leaders:

G et to know yourself
R ecognise the needs of others
O pen up the communication channels
W ork towards a common goal
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Let's Grow! can help you to grow your managers into engaging leaders. Based on first hand workplace experience across a broad range of industries throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific region, Karen Schmidt has been helping organisations grow their people for over 12 years.

We offer a range of services and products including:

conference presentations
inhouse workshops
facilitated sessions
books and ecourses
monthly email newsletter
articles, quizes and more

So if you want your organisation to thrive, contact Karen to see how she can help you grow your managers into engaging leaders.