Creating systemic change always comes from moral leadership and self-discipline. Good discipline is a part of moral leadership that establishes structures, time management, task planning, and follow-up on action items. I am looking for a gradual change in thinking pattern, eventually decision-making, then vision, and then leadership. This week started with thought experiments and acting on micro-habitual changes.
1. Courageous Space: There is a concept of courageous space to be done in the pilot stage inside the cohort before rolling out in personal and professional space. The courageous pace gives me freedom to choose a specific issue, scrutinize a habit (self-discipline and exaggeration in my case), work on the habit in acts of courage, and ideally grow into competencies in the real world. I have set the following tasks for myself.
Within Person: Delay in completing tasks despite making commitments is a bad habit of mine. I will be working on this issue during the next 8 weeks.
Within Organization: Be less extrapolative while pitching for business development. This fault has crept into the sales pitch in the last few months due to my desperation for funds. I will be practicing more restraint and sharing real scenarios during interaction with other fellows.
2. I have to read an article on the concept of 'opposable minds' and how holding seemingly different or opposing concepts can open up new ideas and innovation. An optional reading was the Obama midterm speech 2018 transcript