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Great Leaders Learn Fast
By Ken Gosnell, AfC, CEO Expert, Roundtable Facilitator DC – Maryland
C12 celebrates the learning ones: the teachable, the curious, and the
humble. They accept that they have not learned enough, achieved enough,
or accomplished enough. These are the ones who wake up every day
intrigued about the possibilities of learning something new each day. They
learn from others. They learn from people in every walk of life. And most
importantly they learn from their mistakes and their failures. Others may
laugh at them. Others may think that their passion for self-improvement and
self-growth is unnecessary or unfounded. Others may see them as silly,
but we see courage because it is those that dare to improve themselves that
will improve the world.
How Great Leaders Learn Faster
1. Great leaders' learn faster
through absorbing wisdom
from the mistakes of others.
One effective way to learn faster
is to make more mistakes. Great
leaders' understand that it is far
better to learn from their own
mistakes and the mistakes of
others. Leaders' know that
evaluated experience is a great
teacher. Great leaders' are not
afraid to embrace mistakes. They
understand that mistakes are
wonderful teachers and that
learning from the
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the mistakes of others can save
thousands of hours and days of
grief and frustration. They don't
have to make all the mistakes
themselves. They learn faster
from learning from the mistakes of
others.
Coaching Question: How many
mistakes from others have you
learned from this week that
taught you a valuable lesson?
2. Great leaders' learn faster
through acquiring knowledge
from the experiences of
others.
Great leaders' utilize the wisdom of
others. They find mentors who
can give them insight and
perspective. They recognize that
the best use of time is to be
around others who can help them
learn faster through learning for
the successes and experiences of
others. The leader who does not
learn from the experiences of
others will never learn faster then
what they can study themselves.
Coaching Question: Who are the
mentors and other leaders' that
you seek counsel and wisdom
from in your life?
3. Great leaders' learn faster
through assimilating
information more frequently.
Great leaders' put themselves in a
variety of learning situations. They
read books, they attend
conferences, they join CEO
roundtables, and they hire
personal coaches. They utilize
every opportunity to improve
themselves and their companies.
Coaching Question: How many
learning experiences did you
proactively arrange this month?

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4. Great leaders' learn faster
through applying key
principles to their
leadership.
Application is the key to
learning. Great leaders'
understand how to put into
practice key principles that they
learn. In fact, the wise Peter
Drucker reminded all leaders' that,
"A manager is responsible for the
application and performance of
knowledge." The real secret is
not to apply everything that is
learned, but to apply the most
Coaching Question: What lens do
you use to determine if what you
are learning should be applied?
In today's new market reality where
change is happening at light speed,
it is essential that leaders' learn
faster. We only can learn faster
when we learn from others. Great
leaders' learn from the mistakes,
successes, wisdom and experiences
of others. They learn from others
and that helps them to learn faster.
As the CEO of the C12 Group Washington DC Metro and Maryland, I help other CEO's and business
executives find new revenue streams by providing great resources for great leaders who are building
a great business for a greater purpose.
Every business owner needs a place where they can get a different perspective. Every business
owner needs a second set of eyes on their business and their life. They need a place to generate
new ideas and thoughts about their business with people that will speak to them with candor and
honesty.
Every business owner needs a safe place. Every business owner needs a place to share their fears,
doubts, concerns, and fears. When business owners have a place to be totally transparent about
every aspect of the business, the business has the ability to breakthrough to new levels.
Every business owner needs an oasis of rest and renewal. A place like this is a place to go to gather
thoughts and center life. A place like this is a small escape during the month in the midst of a hectic
life. Every business owner needs a place like this in order for their leadership to succeed.
Every business owner needs an executive team of mentors. This is a place to learn best practices
from the best people in order to get the best results for themselves and their business.
Connect with me at ken.gosnell@c12group.com