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Reflective Leadership
By Jodie Barrett | November 12, 2008
Do you ever notice how the reflections on the water create beautiful picturesque moments? How often do we whip by and miss the chance to take a look? How often do we fail to notice an opportunity to move ourselves closer to wisdom? I have been finding lately when working with clients that everyone wants to race by the reflection because it is much easier to go by rather than stop and pause; see what is being presented. Is it the technological influence of immediate delivery/response or perhaps the spiraling economic times pushing us to the next great thing? We will leave the economy for the moment that is a whole other blog topic.
The process of coaching in leadership provides the time and space to stop, breathe and reflect. But we are busy, we are rushing, we are pushing to the next deliverable, deadline and we are always, always searching for that elusive ‘time’ factor. I wonder if the search itself is what propels us to create this crisis of time?
It is the element of missing or avoiding looking at what is really presented to the world that I find fascinating. Unless we take a glance we will never create the transformational change that frequently needs to happen to really allow the client to achieve their goals. It requires real trust and space in order for that change to happen and the carefully placed reminders to come back to the waters edge… look. Look again, look again. This process can occur over and over until finally there is a breath and the client is able to see the real self that needs to change.
Have you been taking and making the time for reflection?
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