Better to be a Coach than a Boss
Michael Mondavi
02.01.20
After a sometimes tumultuous working relationship with his father, Michael Mondavi decided he wanted to make “different mistakes.” He shares his approach to leading and managing his own children. An important lesson from his daughter: “it's better to be a coach than a boss.”
Summary:
After a sometimes tumultuous working relationship with his father, Michael Mondavi decided he wanted to make “different mistakes.” He shares his approach to leading and managing his own children. An important lesson from his daughter: “it’s better to be a coach than a boss.”
Michael Mondavi talks with Thuy about some of the lessons he learned from his often difficult working relationship with his father. He describes how he’s trying to take a more enlightened view now with his own family, and of course, making different mistakes.
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