Developing Wisdom through Reflection
In 1988 researchers at the Center for Creative Leadership conducted the Lessons of Experience study of leaders in Fortune 500 companies. The researchers observed that “it is staggering to think how much experience is wasted simply because managers aren’t allowed or forced to stop and make sense of what happened.” More experience does not necessarily guarantee more learning. To learn from experience, we need to go beyond description and reflect on the experience we acquire.
To some of us, reflection might conjure up images of solitary activity—sitting under a tree, for example, or being alone in a room. This, ...
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