Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - September 2004 Issue

Intuition: Effective Leaders Can "Go With Their Gut"

Learning to listen to your "gut" — or intuition — is not a skill that's taught in business schools or in the office, but most seasoned managers put it to use in some way. Often we think of intuition as a random "sense" or an idea that came "out of the blue." Intuition is, in fact, the result of the brain efficiently processing information, patterns and ideas. By developing your intuition, you can learn from experience and confidently make quick decisions, improving the overall effectiveness of your leadership.

This issue of Leading Effectively is based on the CCL publication, Developing Your Intuition: A Guide to Reflective Practice, by Talula Cartwright.

Taking the Mystery Out of Intuition
We've all heard the stories: the gifted physician who follows her instincts to the heart of a disease; the determined detective who pursues his gut feeling about a case; the corporate titan who plays a hunch and crushes the competition. But where does intuition come from? Can it really be trusted?  (more... )

Counter-intuitive: Speed Up by Slowing Down
Pressed for time, facing tight deadlines and working at a relentless pace, many managers resist taking the time to develop their intuition. But, in reality, taking time for reflection can actually increase your speed and efficiency and improve your effectiveness as a leader.  (more... )

Monday Morning Tools: Tapping Your Intuition
Think about how often a new idea has surprised you while you were taking a shower, digging in the garden or driving to work. Suddenly you have an answer to a problem you've been struggling with or the name of someone you've been trying to remember. Here's how to jump-start your intuition and put it to use right away.  (more... )

Intuitive Mix: Four Tools for Reflective Practice
Learn to leverage your life experience and place greater trust in your inner voices, hunches and feelings. Using a journal as your foundation, here are four more ways to enhance your reflective practice.  (more... )

A Leader Transforms: Facing the Unknown with Intuition
Mike Smith, an experienced executive now running his own consulting business, has seen the power of intuition first hand. His intuitive journey began when he realized "that most of my best decisions came when I had very incomplete information and I had to simply trust my gut feeling." (more...)  

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Leadership Poll Results

Mary Lynn Pulley

Developing Resiliency
Our August 2004 Leading Effectively e-Newsletter was about resiliency .  Readers were asked about experiences that contributed to their personal resilience and how resiliency has effected their job success and satisfaction.  Over 100 people responded to the poll. Mary Lynn Pulley, CCL adjunct faculty member and co-author of the CCL guidebook, Building Resiliency: How to Thrive in Times of Change, and author of Losing Your Job — Reclaiming Your Soul: Stories of Resilience, Renewal & Hope, comments on the findings.  (more... )

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CCL Program Spotlight: Developing Leadership Talent: Strategies and Tools
Developing Leadership Talent (previously offered under the name Tools for Developing Successful Executives) provides a comprehensive and practical education on how to put together and run a highly effective leadership development program that responds to an organization's specific business needs.  The program trains managers focused on human resource development and organizational effectiveness, as well as managers responsible for designing and implementing a leadership development process or system, on how to identify the best instrument and practices for enhancing leadership development initiatives in their organizations.  

Visit www.ccl.org/dlt for more information about the program or contact Client Services at +1 800 780 1031 or via e-mail at info@ccl.org.