© Phil Jones – 2012
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“10 Takeaways”Leadership Food for Thought
© Phil Jones - 2012
Time is the #1 killer of creativity.
T1
Deadlines, people problems, home problems, baby didn’t sleep, constant interruptions, dog puked on the sofa, flights delayed, laptops crashed, no time, working late, sighSound familiar?
You’re in a right state
• Beta – Busy, tasks, doing, functioning• Alpha – Relaxed States (Exercising)• Theta – Deep meditation and dreaming• Delta – Unconscious/Sub-conscious
• Conscious (beta) thinking only burns around 4-15% of your brain power, yet we spend most of our awake time there…..
Processing Power vs. State
Frequency
Rare
Frequent
Utilisation
Low
High
CREATE/REACT
T2
You can’t go back and make a brand new start, but you can start now and make a brand new
ending.
MBS is the new MBA(EQ is the IQ)
T3
If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.
T4
Right People, Right Seats
Managing people is more complicated than rocket science, but some science is needed…. T5
Delegate3
T6
T7
There are no speed limits on the road to excellence….
Criticism says more about you than anyone else
T8
Capability/VulnerabilityCentre of Gravity, Main Effort, Critical Requirements
Be Regimented in your approach to your competition
T9
Opportunity EngineeringOpportunities are never lost,
someone will always take the ones you miss….
T10
And here’s 5 bonus points1. The emotional health of the leader dicates the health of the
business (f you’re not 100%, invariably the business isn’t).2. Too little pressure = underperformance/apathy, too much pressure
= underperformance/stress. Optimum pressure = optimum performance.
3. Keep your “WITS” about you. WITS is an acronym for “Walk in their shoes”. (Easiest way to see things from the other side of the table and always consider the other parties point of view if there is a conflict or impasse).
4. Transparency counts for a lot (trustworthiness and authenticity are key).
5. Consistency counts (no consistency, no trust).
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