{"id":4246,"date":"2016-06-16T18:46:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:39","slug":"act-like-a-kid-lead-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2016\/06\/act-like-a-kid-lead-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Like a Kid, Lead Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI recently read a story about the dramatic turnaround at discount retailer Target. <\/strong>The CEO shared one of his success tips: seek out and surround yourself with new ideas and people who challenge you to reflect and question everything \u2014 then act quickly.
\nThat’s like the strategy of a three-year-old. <\/strong>Look at everything through fresh eyes. Fail, Learn, Try again.
\nIf you want to change your business outcomes, create a questioning ecosystem <\/strong>built around diverse teams of people who bring a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Then encourage them to behave like three-year-olds \u2014 and you, too!<\/p>\n

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  1. Stay Curious. <\/strong>Lead with questions to understand, first. What do YOU think? What are our options?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Look for connection and patterns.<\/strong> Especially ones you may not have seen before.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Be just a little impatient.<\/strong> Ask, What’s next? And why that? When are we going to get there?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Challenge the status quo<\/strong>. Ask \u2014 and encourage others to ask \u2014 Why and\/or Why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Experiment.<\/strong> If someone says, \u201cwe already tried that,\u201d challenge them to find another approach that takes advantage of the learning from the last time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Start over.<\/strong> When a pile of blocks falls down, kids don\u2019t hold a meeting to assign blame. They just start again. Honor questions like, What if we were building from scratch today? How would we do this? What’s a different way?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Remember, Leadership is not about a title; anyone can be a Leader who constantly learns and grows and creates an environment for others to do the same. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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