One point in the book Resonant Leadership is that the authors have made that has stuck with me is that leaders need to take time for reflection.
Reflecting on oneself fosters awareness. Awareness is key to effective leadership because it allows you to relate to others and understand situations more objectively. Reflection allows you to gain insight in situations so that you can improve your impact in them the next time around.
Do you make time in your daily or weekly schedule for reflection? You can build time to reflect in the following ways:
- running
walking
swimming
hiking
cycling
meditating
quiet mornings
as you fall asleep
during a meal
Reflection is most easily done solo, and if you’re an introvert this will come naturally. As an extrovert, you might have to be more intentional about carving solo time into your schedule.
Post a comment and share how you usually make time for reflection in your schedule.