{"id":8145,"date":"2024-06-27T08:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2024-06-27T08:37:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:37:59","slug":"the-art-of-adapting-staying-fresh-in-your-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/the-art-of-adapting-staying-fresh-in-your-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Adapting: Staying Fresh in Your Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

In leadership, there\u2019s nothing quite like proven, reliable experience. But if you\u2019re not careful, all that experience can slide into nothing more than tired staleness.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Effective leaders keep their leadership fresh and positive by developing a way of looking at the world that\u2019s renewing, and hopeful. It\u2019s a counter-intuitive, almost contradictory perspective that prevents reliable experience from becoming tired and obsolete.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the ability to see the world through \u2018young eyes\u2019.<\/h2>\n

Years ago a member of a board on which I served would close our meetings with a prayer that always included the line, \u201cAnd Lord, help us as leaders to always see the world through young eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

This leader was a man in his late \u201970\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Such a viewpoint sees the world as having endless possibilities. It is a positive perspective, full of energy and a sense of hope. And when leaders develop such a perspective, it\u2019s a sure-fire way to ensure that all of one\u2019s years of experience doesn\u2019t descend into predictable patterns which can render a leader stale and even obsolete.<\/p>\n

How can you view the world through young eyes? Here are three proven ways to keep your leadership fresh and powerful:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 \u00a0Develop an exuberant optimism<\/h2>\n

Along with wisdom and perspective, longevity in leadership can also sometimes bring with it a certain jaded cynicism.<\/p>\n

But when you see the world through young eyes you continue to see possibilities in any situation. Always maintain your optimism.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 \u00a0Develop endless curiosity<\/h2>\n

Years of experience can have the unfortunate side effect of causing a leader to view certain outcomes as inevitable.<\/p>\n

But choosing to see the world through young eyes creates within you an insatiable curiosity to understand\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0things are the way they are, and then a refusal to believe things have to stay that way.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 \u00a0Develop stubborn resiliency<\/h2>\n

Spending years in the trenches of leadership can yield invaluable perspective and understanding.<\/p>\n

But with young eyes you can add to this an uncanny ability to rebound from failed attempts.<\/p>\n

The paradox is that the more experience you attain in your leadership, the more discipline may be required to maintain this youthful outlook.<\/p>\n

So start each day by declaring the choice to view the world today through young eyes. Because if you do,\u00a0you really can prevent \u201cwise and experienced\u201d from turning into simply \u201cold and tired.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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