— To follow is a bullet of wisdom on leadership. It comes from Tom’s rifle, named Shot, who has seen it all. You’ll get the drift by clicking Blog in the menu at www.tomnewhouse.com. —
GREATEST? WHOA! Yep, I have discovered the greatest secret to success…and it applies to leaders. Get ready for a big shot—lots of recoil. Brace yourself.
Nothing—I repeat—nothing trumps learning agility. What’s that? It is the ability to learn quickly from one’s experiences and then adjust rapidly to changing circumstances. The best leaders are quick learners. They learn from their education, from the past, from their mistakes, from others’ mistakes, and so on. They learn and they adjust…swiftly. They have tremendous agility to learn what and how to do what is needed to be successful. Yep, great leaders are great, agile learners.