on life and leadership
The worst thing any leader could do is miss opportunities for learning. Being among more seasoned leaders in a series of meetings this week taught me a lot. Meetings are only worth what they produce. Justification for spending time and other valuable resources for meetings is when meetings help move you closer to goals and vision. …
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Only naive leaders think and expect everyone to agree with. When your team or other leaders disagree with you it doesn’t mean there’s no unity. Unity is about believing in the same cause. On careful examination you will see that your disagreements are often centred on execution issues. Herewith are a few benefits of not …
In part one of How To Ask Great Questions for Great Learning and Great Leadership, we explored two things to that help in asking questions. Read the post here. Great questions are the basis for great learning. Consider them as tools. Tools are only as effective as how well they are maintained and used. The more …
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Questions are a great medium of learning. Great students love and understand the importance of questions. Leaders who do not have appreciation for questions, especially directed at them miss out on opportunities to communicate values and vision to their team. The mark of great students and leaders is not only being able to answer questions …
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Leaders pool resources and people to make vision happen. They need to have a bird’s-eye view of their enterprise to make sure that the big picture does not morph into something that is not meant to be. At the same time, leaders should spend time in the trenches with technical teams.
