May 21, 2025  

Bringing Leadership Home | WT #114

Have you ever considered the impact it makes when a parent chooses to sit next to their child—not just as a parent—but as a fellow student?

It’s one thing to tell your kids that learning is a lifelong process. It’s another to show them—especially when they see you, at your age and stage of life, still open to growth, still humble enough to say, “I don’t know everything… and I never will. But I want to know as much as I can.”

That kind of humility is rare. And powerful.

Most kids don’t realize how much their parents know until much later—when they:

  • Make a decision they regret, and wish they had listened to their parent
  • Or worse, wish their parents had the clarity or courage to tell them the truth in the first place

Both are common. Both leave an impression. Both speak to the fact that learning and leadership don’t begin in the classroom or the boardroom—they begin at home.

At 58, I still must constantly remind myself that “I don’t know what I don’t know.” I often wonder—what kind of lasting impression would it make if I joined my son or daughter in a session where we were learning together? Not just telling them what to do, but discovering together why it matters?

That moment alone—parent and child, side by side, as fellow learners—is one they may never forget.

Let’s not miss those moments. They’re rare. But they’re real. And they matter.


You Don’t Have to Know Everything.

You just have to be willing to grow—with them. Join us June 13 at no cost for a shared experience that builds trust, truth, and leadership at home.

This article was last modified on May 21, 2025 .

About the author 

Keith F. Luscher

Keith F. Luscher is a marketing strategist for the Authentic Leadership Foundation, which includes much of the media and communications work you see on a regular basis. He works as a fractional CMO for several organizations, and lives in Newark, Ohio.


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