In addition to Escape + Search = Think leadership thinking can also incorporate 6 principles which we emphasise. I have encouraged trainers and leaders to understand and master the Six CAP Principles.
DFQ #05:
Choose one of the six CAP principles, and say why you think a better understanding of that principle will help you to become a much better leader.
NOTE: After you post your comment today you’ve completed 5 DFQs and the first week of the 4 weeks of the 30-day Pipeline. That’s good. It means you are already establishing new cognitive patterns. Keep it up!
You may have noticed that I sent you 1 lesson a day for 3 days then missed a day. After this lesson, I’ll miss another day and then send you lesson #6 which starts the second week. That means you get 5 DFQs every 7 days.
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Knowledge into skill seems to me to be the turning point. It is important as a leader to engage the interest of those around you and to be able to be an example, to inspire, spark interest so if one is all talk and no action or people will sense that. So a true leader must turn his or her knowledge into skill before expecting to lead others.
Knowledge into skill leads to a more complete understanding of that skill. Taking the time necessary to develop that skill and achieving a degree of excellence provides you with the tools to required to project, teach and instill in others.
Practice, repeat, understand and then teach.
Measurement is the key “you cant manage what you do not measure
Learning by Teaching – I find that teaching a thing reinforces that thing in my own mind and forces me into reevaluation by ideas about it. The feedback received assists by highlighting things that I was not clear about – therefore pointing out what I need to relearn.
Measurement – The concept of logging the “required” training hours is new to me – although it appears obvious after thinking about it. For myself this is creating a major shift in my focus, as I’ve always been much more oriented towards, one-off, big-bang bursts of energy rather than continuous small improvements. This concept will help me become a better leader because it shifts my awareness towards any skill basically becoming a function of a certain number of training hours – and whether we’re willing to “pay that price” in order to acquire the skill.
Measurement – This is definitely the skill I lack.I know now that unless I put in the number of hours I cannot expect the desired results.
6. Reinforcement:
I think that Better leader will need to understand characteristic of individual in his/her team, and reinforce them in appropriate means/ manners. The bigger your team is the harder this reinforcement can be done.
By noticing, means you want inputs
By recognizing, means you care
Giving back information, means your team can ask for your guidance when it is needed.
To reinforce means to get better as a goal!
Effective followup – this is an area where I need improvement both in my personal goal setting and others. Talk about expected and actuals and discussion of the gap. This in turn would lead to discussion and corrective action. Feedback loop.
6. Reinforcement
I believe I need to understand this principle better because if I’m not noticing the incremental improvements and giving positive feedback to reinforce the message then the other 5 principles may not be as effective as they could be. If I notice, then the person being trained will notice and be encouraged by their progress as well.
‘Knowledge into skill’. Since starting these thinking programs (I am doing a couple concurrently) and doing some classes with Michael, I have been giving a lot of thought to virtuosity. I would very much like to develop virtuosity in many skills. However, I often don’t put in the practice, usually because of time issues. I am beginning to realise that even allocating small amounts of time can really make a difference. Not only does it develop skill, it also develops confidence.