I had a GREAT meeting this morning at CO. We are really being pushed this year to look at our work as leaders and get better. Our Commitment Plans are actually being used to ground this work and are being revisited frequently. I am getting feedback on my work and our work! If you know me, you know I love to grow and be pushed and to feel uncomfortable. In the past few years, COVID has really halted our rigorous work and thrust us into survival mode. With a renewed focus on our real work this year, I am feeling SO energized!
Today, we were asked to think about the quote at the top of this post. I want you to think about it as well. I have typed it below and added some of my thoughts and questions to push your thinking. "Our brains are trained to skip right over what we haven't taught them to look for, what doesn't confirm what we already know, and what we don't want to admit is there...it's remarkably easy to find alternative explanations for outcomes we don't like an to interpret any discrepancies between fact and rationalization in our favor" This makes me wonder what I'm missing in my work each day-what am I NOT recognizing or noticing that is right in front of me? What am I rationalizing away so I don't have to deal with it? I am going to work to be more honest with myself about the reality that is in front of me and let myself take time to "SEE" it instead of rationalizing it away. This is going to be hard, but I'm going to hold myself accountable. I hope you can take some time to think about things you may rationalize to your favor. Why do you do that? Is it easier to pretend that everything is perfect or make excuses for outcomes we don't like? How can you change your behavior and catch yourself the next time you do this? I'm going to keep thinking about this quote and I hope you do to!
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