Welcome to this week's issue of Executive Insight. 

 

We spend considerable time judging so many different things: people, situations, and opinions, to name a few. When you find yourself in the judger mindset, though, how receptive are you to new ideas? How open are you? How eager are you to expand your perspective?

Think of this as a continuum with "judger" on one end and "learner" on the other. The closer you are to the learner end of this scale, the more open you are. And, the nearer you are to the judger end, the more closed you tend to be.

I first learned about this concept earlier this week thanks to Dr. Terry Maltbia of Columbia University, and I've been reflecting on it since then.

It's a great idea, because you can be entirely conscious about your mindset at any moment. The best part is that when you find yourself slipping into judger, you can make the choice to shift into learner immediately.

When you're a learner, you're open to new ideas. You have greater curiosity. You want to explore.

Now imagine what this would be like for the people who work for you. Our people take their cues from us, so this idea has unlimited possibilities.

I invite you to observe yourself in the coming days and consciously shift away from judger to learner whenever possible. I'm excited for you, because you'll truly experience a new outlook.

Let me know what you learn about yourself, and have a great week!

 

 

Copyright 2010 Lisa M. Aldisert

 

 

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On this Day in History
The sport of harness racing was first covered in the June 10 1806 edition of New York's Commercial Advertiser, which reported that a pacer named Yankee won the mile at the Harlem Race Track.