My collection of parenting quotes that apply to leadership is growing! Here are some recent additions.
| Parenting quotes | …edited for leadership |
| “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.” -Hodding Carter, Jr. | “There are two lasting bequests we can give our employees. One is roots. The other is wings.” |
| “Children thrive when parents set before them increasingly difficult, but always meetable challenges.” – Anonymous | “Teams thrive when leaders set before them increasingly difficult, but always meetable challenges.” |
| “If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.” – Haim Ginott | “If you want your employees to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.” |
| “Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.” -Chinese Proverb | “Leaders who are afraid to put their foot down usually have employees who step on their toes.” |
I’m on a mission to collect more quotes like these. Parenting quotes that apply to leadership. Leadership quotes that apply to parenting. Do you have one to add?
–Karen
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Karen Catlin 
from a 2003 post of mine: “we’re not really parents until we’ve gotten some poop on our hands and laughed about it” roughly translates to “leaders expect to get some egg on their faces, dirt on their hands, and not to take themselves too seriously”
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That’s one of my favorite posts on your blog, Rich. Thanks for sharing the quote with my readers!