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As a frequent traveler to Japan, I started learning the language four years ago. But in between grammar and vocabulary, my Japanese tutor offered a deeper lesson.
“Craig,” she asked me early on, “What do you truly need from these lessons?” Was my goal to pass a language test, hold a business meeting in Japanese or understand jokes over an Asahi in a noisy izakaya?
There’s a takeaway here for any business leader who wants to motivate others. Skilled coaches know that moving people forward starts with understanding where they — not the coach — want to go.
As a lifelong learner,
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