Stop Chasing New Formulas to Fix Your Leadership
10 Things to Do Instead.
If you’re reading every new and improved leadership book or article that comes your way, but still find yourself struggling or stuck, the issue isn’t a lack of knowledge.
When was the last time you actually put something you read or heard into practice? I don’t mean you tried something half-heartedly for a week and gave up or shared it with your coworkers under the subject, “hey I found this interesting, I thought you might too”.
No matter how many number-listed articles you read — you will not learn until you actually do something with the information.
Learning is essential. It’s good to read, to listen, to explore, to seek inspiration.
The problem is, many leaders confuse consuming with learning. They feel as long as they are consuming lots of data that they are learning and somehow this should magically manifest itself in new behaviors or results.
This is the equivalent of randomly visiting galleries with the expectation that you will become a master simply through regular proximity to great works of art.
We want the benefit without doing the work. We want change without changing. We want results without sacrifice.
