I recently read “Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader” by Herminia Ibarra. The book’s premise is that we spend too long thinking and reflecting on how we should be as leaders instead of just doing it. The author argues that we should be trying out new ways of acting as if we already were leaders. Only then will we have the experiences to reflect on to try and find a leadership mindset. This is summed up in a quote from Richard Pascale “Adults are more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking than think their way into a new way of acting.”
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