Today I was reading Mark Sanborn’s Leadership blog and came across this very quick and insightful article on Leader’s and how much time they are allocating for “Think-Time”. Most of us are not allocating enough. I took many nuggets from this article and wanted to share it with you all!
Karl
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Leaders: Answer this Question
Writing in Leadership magazine, Gordon McDonald poses this question:
“What have been the thoughts that have been dominating my leader think-time?”
Ask yourself this question. Think carefully. Write down your answers.
The first problem, as I see it, is that few leaders even have a “leader thought time.” For years I’ve advocated scheduling 15 minutes each day to think. That means arming yourself with nothing more than something to write with. The problem is that most leaders would rather be doing than thinking, and that usually creates uninformed or ineffective action.
The second problem is that we often tend towards negative thoughts: our worries, concerns and fears. The rub isn’t that we shouldn’t be considering such thoughts, but that they predominate our thinking. We often don’t get to the noble, lofty, aspirational thoughts that make us look up instead of down.
The third problem, potentially, is that thinking ends in the abstract rather than the concrete. If you make time to think, you need to couple that with action planning. What will you do as a result of the thoughts that you’ve had?
The good news: 3 potential problems avoided = 1 huge opportunity. Making time to think both realistic and aspirational thoughts will take your leadership higher, especially as you do the hard but necessary work to turn those thoughts into reality.
http://www.marksanborn.com/blog/leaders-answer-this-question/
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Thanks for the nice comments and sharing the post, Karl.
In all your posts, there is something to learn. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work.
You bet Mark and Thank You for continuing to be an inspiration to myself and many, many people across the country. Keep up the good work!
I appreciate the kind words Lisa, thanks for commenting!
I appreciate the kind words Lisa, thanks for commenting!
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