In the garden, the seeds you plant determine the crops you get. If you’re a boss, your actions are the seeds you plant.

In the garden, if you’re getting corn, but you want tomatoes, you need to stop planting corn and plant tomatoes. If you want hard work from your team, work hard. If you want honesty, tell the truth.

What you plant determines what grows. It’s a law of nature.

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