Use a New Lens to Be a Ground-Floor Leader

Managers who also are ground-floor leaders have two main objectives with respect to their leadership, explains Dan Schwartz in this month's issue of TD at Work: They seek to develop their people while capitalizing on their strengths, and they empower their staffs to model ground-floor leader characteristics themselves to create an engaging culture where people feel respected and are able to attain their potential.

Ground-floor leaders use a lens that enables them to see the environment throu