The L.E.A.R.N. Strategy

Leaders are learners.

If you are a leader and you are not learning, your time is running out.

I was just introduced to another great leadership writer by the name of Herman Najoli, who writes at Ideal Strategies. I was referred to him by his contribution on Joyful, Jubilant Learning.

Herman offers a great five step acronym that guides a person in the process of learning. This is what he writes:

There are moments when we are fully aware of our deficiencies or lack of training in certain skill areas. Our awareness of such incompetence should never freeze us from action, it should instead motivate us to acquire the training that we need. In order to motivate us towards this, I have developed a five-step strategy that can deliver results in such situations. Here is my LEARN strategy for conscious incompetence:

Let your incompetence motivate you towards learning

Empower yourself by reading about the skill area

Associate with people who have competence in that skill area

Redefine your understanding of your capacity in that skill

Nurture a passion for teaching others that particular skill

Be a peak performer. Never allow incompetence to stop you from accomplishing your objectives. Lack of training should not necessarily equate to lack of ability. You can learn what you need to in order to move ahead into action.

If you are interested in more insightful and inspiring articles on leadership, I recommend you head on over to Ideal Strategies and spend some time there.