ANTICIPATE

Leaders without vision are caretakers.  Leaders with vision are movers and shakers.

1.  Yea, and ... vs.  Yes, but...
Using and in your response creates a how-and-why dialogue.  It opens the door to ideas.  But means no and blocks the conversation from becoming all it could be.

2.  Break the pattern.
Everyone has a daily routine that engages autopilot thinking.  Changing that routine will make you uncomfortable, but it can also help you see and react to things differently.  As you become comfortable with the new routine, change it, you need to stay uncomfortable.

3.  Powerful questions.
There are pointed questions and leading questions.  Pointed ones get people thinking; leading ones generate the responses you expect.

4.  Appreciative inquiry.
By discovering what's going well and the why behind it, you can share the information with others who may be able to use it to produce better outcomes and minimize problems.  Ditto when something goes awry.  Appreciative inquiry creates a collaborative environment.

5.  Radical exposure.
When you limit interaction to the usual suspects, you get congruent thinking.  De Jong challenges us to make a "deliberate effort to engage, with some frequency with a sub-group that is profoundly different."

6.  Unblind your blind spot.
When it comes to decisions, what's on the table is rarely the only possibility.  Rather, it's a comfortable option that was developed via group think.  Asking, "What are we not seeing or saying?"  prompts a discussion about the amount and quality of the homework done.  It's also useful in detecting biases that mighty prevent you from seeing the full picture, De Jon writes.

7.  Learn to listen.
We've all heard about the benefits of active listening, but we often lapse into mindless listening.  After all, who among us hasn't checked email or texted during a meeting?  De Jong believes that asking open-ended questions can put you in listening mode.  "Don't dismiss anything, your conversation partner mentions, no matter how odd it sounds or how disconnected the person's views are from yours."  You're looking for other perspective that challenge your assumptions.

8.  Opinion swap.
What would happen if you had to defend a position that's the polar opposite of your beliefs?  You'd have to re-examine your thinking.  Put this in practice by having a conversation with someone whose views differ from yours - say "I see."  It's highly likely the conversation will teach you something about your opinions.

1.  Vision
2.  Goal
3.  Strategy
4.  Needs
must be aligned
5.  with Actions

1.  Value
2.  Growth
3.  Opportunity
4.  Convergence
5.  "No Compromise"


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