Much ink has been spent on leadership and management principles around metrics, margins, budgets, and growth, and for good reason. The numbers matter. What matters more, however, are the people behind them, yet they often receive comparatively less attention. Put someone in a position to use their God-given talents, make them feel known and valued, and over time you may get to watch them come alive at work, and probably at home too. Like most good things in life, that requires patience and commitment before you see the compounding. The alternative is a purely transactional relationship that will never bring out the best in people. A decade from now, you probably won’t remember the quarterly goals you hit or missed, but you’ll remember what it felt like to watch someone realize their potential.