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Let’s start by talking about some of the hats (roles) that you will relate to within your typical leadership and management positions, ones that belong more at the ‘telling’ end of our TELLER—ASKER line. The first one I’d like to explore is the hat I refer to as teacher/trainer/educator. This is a hat that most of us will be familiar with, even though it isn’t usually mentioned in our job titles. This hat is very much about being able to impart knowledge or a skill to enable another person to learn and grow. The prerequisite for wearing this hat has to be that the wearer has the knowledge and/or skills in the first place.

I must make the point that this is a valid hat to wear, in that it really adds value to our teams and enables them to learn and grow and perform at a higher level. Indeed, if I look back on my life, I absolutely acknowledge I wouldn’t be the person I am today without some great teachers, trainers and educators sharing their knowledge and skills with me. Consequently, I am not invalidating the role of the teacher/trainer/educator hat; I intend to make you more conscious of them so that you can make more informed choices going forward.