Lessons from Grandma

I don’t normally write about personal matters, but it somehow feels fitting and appropriate to share some important leadership lessons that I learned from my grandma.

My grandma recently passed away at the age of 92, while my family and I were on vacation. I wasn’t able to make it to the funeral, but I thought about her often during our trip. When recalling our memories together, I realized that I think about my relationship with her in three distinct periods.

The first is as a child. That in...