Lead like a strawberry not like a watermelon

Piper Cameron is 11 years old and lives in Singleton, in the Hunter Valley of NSW. She is part of her school's leadership team. A couple of weeks ago she went to her Dad, Michael and said "Dad, I learned something today. We should lead like a strawberry, not like a watermelon."

Michael was intrigued and asked her what she meant. "Well, a strawberry is the same on the inside as it is on the outside, but a watermelon is very different on the inside than it looks on the outside. As leaders we should be the same on the outside as we are on the inside."

Piper understands a simple yet powerful aspect of leadership - authenticity.  Good one Piper and thanks Mick for letting me share this story.
 
Cheers

Greg