Gardener leadership
Subject in Management
Gardener leadership has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Proven Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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John R. MilesHost of the Passion Struck podcast and author of The Mattering Effect
Miles prefers the term gardener leadership to servant leadership because leaders should create conditions for growth rather than force it.
“a gardener doesn't pull on a plant to make it grow. A gardener leader creates the conditions for growth”
Proven Podcast: The Mattering Effect: Success and Mattering Are Not the Same Thing - John R. Miles (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 34:02
Podcasts
- Proven Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
The Mattering Effect: Success and Mattering Are Not the Same Thing - John R. MilesProven Podcast · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Charles Schwartz talks with former Navy officer and tech executive John R. Miles about leadership, trust, self-regulation, and the six signals of mattering at work.