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Field Notes
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The energy and focus it takes for leaders to stay fully engaged with others in meetings, discussions, and conversations is enormous.
Distractions are everywhere, and the mind can wander.
Having the responsibility for an overwhelming stack of priorities and issues means even the best leaders can get sidetracked on occasion and lose track of what was just said or shared.
It should come as little surprise that those leaders with great relationship skills also tend to be highly interesting people. People pay more attention to, spend more time with, learn more easily from, bond more deeply with, and remember more fondly those they find more interesting.
When it comes to decision-making, a small option set typically results in inferior or lower-quality decisions. Studies show that leaders and decision-makers too often grab the first idea and then spend their energy justifying it. This dramatically increases the odds of failure.
Good leaders stay committed and consistent to many Whats and adapt and flex around the Hows.
They are steady in what they stand for and believe in, while flexible in how they execute and act.