The bad thing about a good wife

Wow! I attended a conference today, and one of the speakers spoke about Leadership, and how it was so imperative to lead by listening.  He spoke about growing your staff and making sure everyone is constantly learning.  What stuck out to me is when he gave an analogy, "The bad thing about a good wife". A good wife knows everything about her husband, his job, his likes, what he need.  However, the speaker goes on to say.  The good wife becomes comfortable, like some employees, they don't know what you want but know what you need.  When the position is mastered, we get complacent and is not keeping up with the changes that are going on around us. He said, the good wife may know everything about what her husband need, but failed to pay attention to the fact that her husband's wants changed years ago.  That is why it is easy for a husband to leave a 20 year marriage for another women who may know nothing about him, but is eager to listen and learn with the right voice.  Also easy for you to be replaced on your job, a new employee will be excited to come to work everyday.   Definitely have to pay attention!  Wow...