You’re still learning
Ideas, innovations and their concomitant potential for growth aren’t the result of chance. They’re rooted in curiosity and an ability to learn that doesn’t stop once you’ve pocketed your degree.
Some people are curious and want to learn new things every day so they can come up with new avenues of exploration. Others need to push themselves and need prodding to train their teams as well. Some suggestions on how to foster curiosity:
- Lose sight of your final goal … at least, from time to time. Of course, you have to hit your target, but don’t forget to take the road less travelled. The direct route is comforting but isn’t conducive to learning and innovation.
- Review your previous experiences: You’ve probably learned more from complicated projects or failures than from your triumphs. Accept difficulty as an opportunity to develop and spread this mindset.
- Seek out your colleagues’ superpowers and help them use their strengths to achieve their full potential. Try to create a favorable environment by welcoming inevitable mistakes and using them as a learning tool.
- Understand the diverse perspectives of your team members and go part way to meeting each of them, adapting yourself to their personalities and communication styles. And give yourself permission to make mistakes from time to time.
To go further
“Finding a growth mindset in leadership, teams and organizations”
de Div Manickam (Forbes, 2 décembre 2020).
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