TUNNEL THINKING - Persistence of Vision

In his article "Persistence of Vision," highlighted on Leadership Now, Michael McKinney uses the phenomenon of physical sight to illustrate a hazardous tendency in a leader's way of thinking.

As leaders, we absorb vast quantities of information, and we interpret life based upon our own attitude, emotions, opinions, and experiences. Out of necessity, we develop default habits of thought in order to connect the dots of the diverse elements of our lives and understand our world.

Leaders face the danger of thinking on autopilot. Instead of seeing with clarity, leaders can fall into the trap of making decisions from a limited perspective and a narrow mindset. Inflexibility and resistance to change are inevitable unless we make a concerted effort to force ourselves to widen the scope of our thoughts.

Read more by following these two links. Number one. Number two.