Is it possible that we are actually at our best when we know the least? When we were rookies?
When you don't know much, you ask a lot of questions, you are willing to learn, you value mentor relationships, you aren't too proud to ask for help. You are cautious, but work quickly in small steps. Desperation leads to innovation.
Knowledge and experience are good but they lead to assumptions, and sometimes, bad ones. We can become so focused on what we're paying attention to that we miss important things going on around us.
Challenging situations lead to satisfaction. Without challenge people can become disillusioned and leave.
When people are challenged their motivation is to return to a comfortable equilibrium. If too stretched, they might let go. Or the person breaks. The right amount of challenge at the right rate is necessary.
We need to be on the lookout for becoming too comfortable. Knowledge and experience can lead us to stagnation. We need to harness the positive aspects of being a rookie.
Throw away your notes. Allow fresh thinking to come in.
Ask questions. Don't provide answers.
Admit what you don't know. Be courageous and vulnerable.
Let someone else lead. See the world through different eyes. Allow the newcomers to renew you.
Disqualify yourself.
The rookie zone is not only where some of the best thinking happens, but where joy is found.
Lead your team into the unknown. Remain a learner. Create new beginnings.
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