Empowering a 15 year old…

One of the most challenging areas of parenting for me is teaching responsibility and accountability. In my career as a small business coach and consultant I consistantly discover this is the most often missing element in a business. I am convinced if a greater percentage of people understood the importance of empowerment (accountabillity and responsibility) - the world would be a much greater place!

Last week our family of four sat down to have a serious discussion with the oldest on this subject. He had come prepared with a report and his idea of how to tackle this challenge we all were facing.

We had a fascinating hour long back and forth to be able to agree on what the challenge was and possible solutions.

As this is a subject near and dear to my heart and I believe it could possibly affect many (if not all) parents - I think we should make this the subject of our first teleconference call.

What do you think?

Miami