{"id":5164,"date":"2015-11-10T06:02:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:31:16","slug":"why-cant-my-people-think-for-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/why-cant-my-people-think-for-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Can&#8217;t My People Think for Themselves?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5164\" class=\"elementor elementor-5164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9124b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9124b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0c4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How often are you frustrated by the lack of <strong><em>thought<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>imagination<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>ingenuity<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>creativity<\/em><\/strong> that you receive from those around you? \u00a0Do you ever wonder&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ff98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2ff98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Can't I Get My People to Think for Themselves?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-134cdbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134cdbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe52805\" data-id=\"fe52805\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e25f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93e25f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/point.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6858\" alt=\"Finger Point\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/point.png 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/point-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/point-nbo5gpn09zjtnahtciotb4c7xdciqpy7uh62zic88g.png.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad97aa8\" data-id=\"ad97aa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f7fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a wise old saying that&#8217;s worth exploring here.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Whenever you point your finger at someone else,\u00a0there are always at least three others pointing in the opposite direction.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Before pointing your finger\u00a0at the <strong><em>others&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> lack of <strong>thought<\/strong> and <strong>innovation<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><em>think<\/em> <\/strong>about this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b608a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b608a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-485ab10\" data-id=\"485ab10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-640c60c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"640c60c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edad999\" data-id=\"edad999\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f630c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f630c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To what extent\u00a0have <strong><em>YOU<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0contributed to an atmosphere where productive new ideas are scarce. \u00a0 After all, who is the one who hired, trained, directed and is responsible for\u00a0leading those people?<\/p><p>Assuming you want\u00a0to experience more creative\u00a0ideas\u00a0and proactive problem solving, what can you do better or differently? \u00a0When it comes to innovative thinking from your team, is it possible that:<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>You HAVE NOT because you ASK NOT?<a href=\"#ask\"> *\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad40820 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad40820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8da089\" data-id=\"d8da089\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0649609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0649609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Boss I Ever Had<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cceabfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cceabfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consider this classic example of<em>\u00a0&#8220;<strong>best boss behavior&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The best boss that I ever had was always challenging me with questions about the things I either was or should have been working on. \u00a0I knew that whenever I stepped into his office, I had\u00a0to be prepared for his challenging questions. \u00a0So I worked to anticipate his challenges and\u00a0always be prepared with thoughtful, informed responses.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><p>What lesson can you learn from\u00a0this best-ever boss? \u00a0If you&#8217;d like to create\u00a0an atmosphere where\u00a0<strong>critical thinking<\/strong>\u00a0is more the\u00a0<strong>rule<\/strong>\u00a0than the\u00a0<strong>exception,\u00a0<\/strong>consider how often you simply offer\u00a0answers without challenging others to find their own.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-763380b\" data-id=\"763380b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d67cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80d67cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/idea.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5167\" alt=\"Critical Thinking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/idea.png.webp 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/idea-135x150.png.webp 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59ec4498 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59ec4498\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26140bfc\" data-id=\"26140bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed81386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed81386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When this <em>best boss<\/em> skillfully\u00a0challenged his\u00a0people, how did they feel about\u00a0him? High performing people welcome challenging inquiries. \u00a0For them, he was &#8220;the best&#8221;. \u00a0How would your people rate you?<\/p><h3>Three\u00a0Thought Provoking Essentials<\/h3><p>I offer\u00a0one warning.\u00a0This style must be used skillfully and tactfully. \u00a0If you have a reputation for occasional sarcasm and condescension, you&#8217;re likely to struggle developing\u00a0this skill. \u00a0In all cases, follow these <strong>3\u00a0MUST DOs<\/strong>.<\/p><ol><li>Be sure that\u00a0your\u00a0expressed <strong><em>intention<\/em><\/strong> is to get the most of your peoples&#8217;\u00a0talent and efforts.<\/li><li>Avoid becoming <em>parental,<\/em> <em>demeaning or over judgmental.<\/em><\/li><li>Make certain that you&#8217;re actively\u00a0listening with both genuine interest and gratitude whenever you receive thoughtful responses.<\/li><\/ol><p>Your people will respond by developing more thoughtful habits. \u00a0If not, who&#8217;s to blame?<\/p><p>If you <em>think<\/em> about it, you can\u00a0add new meaning to the term &#8220;<strong><em>thought leadership&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the words of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Drucker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Drucker<\/a>,<\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;The leader of the past knew how to tell, the leader of the future will know how to ask.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><h3>Your <em>Best Boss<\/em> Challenge<\/h3><p>If you became more like that best boss, how much more <em>introspective<\/em> and <em>innovative<\/em> could your people become?<\/p><hr \/><h3>Related Posts<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/why-should-you-be-asking-more-and-telling-less\/\">Why Should You Be Asking More and Telling Less?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/regaining-your-childlike-curiosity\/\">Regaining Your Childlike Curiosity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/problem-with-problem-solving\/\">The Problem With Solving Problems<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4>Acknowledgement<\/h4><p><a id=\"ask\"><\/a>* &#8220;<em>You HAVE NOT because you ASK NOT&#8221;<\/em> is my first-ever\u00a0biblical reference. \u00a0The source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/quicksearch\/?quicksearch=you+have+not+because+you+ask+not\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James 2:13<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How often are you frustrated by the lack of thought, imagination, ingenuity and creativity that you receive from those around you?  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