The art of creating a leader: how knowledge multiplies the value of a business

Passing on knowledge creates value only when it develops independent judgement rather than ready-made answers.

Unlike money, knowledge multiplies when it is given, and the person giving it does not lose it. But when mentoring is reduced to personal recipes and the repetition of past decisions, it produces loyal followers rather than people capable of exercising judgement and taking responsibility in a new environment. The most important knowledge, judgement, is not transmitted through rules. It is transmitted through observation, action and real consequences.