Processes and Outcomes II
Seeking To Understand
We are all so very different in our natures and this requires of a leader to be a person who seeks understanding.
Proverbs 20:5
5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
This a very critical leadership process. Seeking to understand what your people are really thinking and why they are thinking this. The process includes asking a lot of questions and taking the time to evaluate and think about what and how things are getting done. Why your staff would approach things the way they do or respond in the way they have. Being able to draw people out, empowers them to believe in themselves and feel understood.
A leader to me that has demonstrated this process is Dr. David McAnulty. David, has the uncanny ability to ask just the right questions in a humble non threatening way. He never seems to assume anything and always tries to understand where you are coming to. It is hard to describe how great this makes one feel. To know that someone is not trying to pigeon hole you, but is trying to understand who you are is very, very empowering. It motivates you to do your best and to give wholeheartedly. Judgment would be the exact opposite to this.
We are all so very different in our natures and this requires of a leader to be a person who seeks understanding.
Proverbs 20:5
5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
This a very critical leadership process. Seeking to understand what your people are really thinking and why they are thinking this. The process includes asking a lot of questions and taking the time to evaluate and think about what and how things are getting done. Why your staff would approach things the way they do or respond in the way they have. Being able to draw people out, empowers them to believe in themselves and feel understood.
A leader to me that has demonstrated this process is Dr. David McAnulty. David, has the uncanny ability to ask just the right questions in a humble non threatening way. He never seems to assume anything and always tries to understand where you are coming to. It is hard to describe how great this makes one feel. To know that someone is not trying to pigeon hole you, but is trying to understand who you are is very, very empowering. It motivates you to do your best and to give wholeheartedly. Judgment would be the exact opposite to this.
posted by Ray Nadon | 12:24 PM
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