Leading Thoughts for October 31, 2024

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

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Doug Hirschhorn on gaining a competitive advantage:

“Gaining a competitive advantage is like having a two-edged sword, and you need to keep both of them sharp. One edge is internal—knowing what unique skills you bring to the table. The other is external and comes from gathering knowledge that makes it more likely you’ll succeed.”

Source: 8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance on the Job and in Your Life

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Michael Bungay Stanier on the Advice Monster:

“We’ve all got a deeply ingrained habit of slipping into the advice-giver/expert/answer-it/solve-it/fix-it mode. We call this urge the Advice Monster. You have the best of intentions to stay curious and ask a few good questions. But in the moment, just as you are moving to that better way of working, the Advice Monster leaps out of the darkness and hijacks the conversation. Before you realize what’s happening, your mind is turned towards finding The Answer and you’re leaping in to offer ideas, suggestions, and recommended ways forward. In short, even though we don’t really know what the issue is or what’s going on for the person, we’re quite sure we’ve got the answer they need.”

Source: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

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