The Quiet Season is the Right Season for Your Own Team

The Story
In Manama, a principal used three weeks of the slower summer period to have individual conversations with each member of his team, not reviews, not project updates, simply conversations. He asked what they were thinking about, what they found difficult, what they wanted to develop. One exchange surfaced a concern he had not seen coming. Another revealed a capability he had not known was there. September was materially different because of both.

Cultural Principle
In the Gulf professional environment, where external relationships dominate the active season, internal relationships often go undertended. The summer offers a window to invest in the room closest to you, which ultimately shapes every room beyond it.

Takeaway
Use part of the summer to be present with the people who work alongside you. The investment in your own team is not a management exercise. It is a strategic one.

Thoughtfully,
Taqua