Know Your Priorities-and Where You Fall ShortĪnybody in a managerial position has two basic responsibilities: prioritize what must be done, and allocate resources to get those things done efficiently. Kraemer offers three ways that periodic self-reflection can strengthen leadership, as well as some of his favorite prompts. It’s all about self-improvement, being self-aware, knowing myself, and getting better.” “No! It’s: What are my values, and what am I going to do about it? This is not some intellectual exercise. “Self-reflection is not spending hours contemplating your navel,” Kraemer says. Leaders must regularly turn off the noise and ask themselves what they stand for and what kind of an example they want to set. Instead of constant acceleration, Kraemer says, leadership demands periods of restraint and consideration, even-perhaps especially-during a crisis. Stepping back from the fray is how Kraemer, once the manager of 52,000 employees, avoided “running around like a chicken with his head cut off.” For thirty-seven years-ever since he was unexpectedly duped into attending a spiritual retreat with his future father-in-law-he has made a nightly ritual of self-reflection. And productivity demands self-reflection. But that’s mistaking activity for productivity. “The usual reaction is, ‘Well, I’ll just go faster,’” says Harry Kraemer, clinical professor of strategy at the Kellogg School and former CEO of multibillion-dollar healthcare company Baxter International. This will help my children to grow morally and physically upright.As you frantically consider where to throw your attention, are you in the mood to reflect on what’s driving your behavior? To analyze your larger goals? To consider what got you into this situation and how you might avoid it in the future? Since physical health is also important, I will ensure that my children get adequate time to play. By so doing, I will be able to develop my children morally. I will also ensure that there is close attachment between us. This will help them learn to be independent and therefore creative. I will also ensure that I am supportive to their decisions. This will give me an opportunity to interact with them. Firstly, i will ensure that I spare enough time to be with my children. In conclusion, I feel that when I am ready to parent, I will incorporate some of the ways my own parents raised me as well as adapting with the times. Therefore, there is need for children to spend more time with their parents. Since the children are exposed to many things at an early age for instance through the media, I think it is important for parent to begin counseling their children at an early age. It is important for those responsible with parenting role to consider that the world is changing very fast and therefore a need to have change on parenting approaches. In other words, it increased my independence in decision making. I felt that I had the ability to make reasonable decisions. This made me feel good and encouraged me in whatever I did. I remember my parents used to support me in my decisions whenever they felt it was not harmful to me. Therefore, it is important for the parents to ensure that they don’t dictate everything to their children. May be, this could be the area they can perform best. For instance, in case a child is interested in playing musical instruments, the parents must not dictate on otherwise. As a result, I was able to receive guidance on various issues, the fact that enabled me grow morally upright.Īlthough it is necessary for the parents to participate in guiding children to make certain things, it is also necessary for them to respect the decisions and interests of their children. We freely hugged and discussed many intimate issues. I personally grew up in close attachment to my parents. They will therefore have a chance to correct and teach their children on the best ways of conduct.
When children are open to their parents, then the parents can easily identify when their children are about to go astray. This will avoid stress and other mental disturbances among the children.
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In such kind of a relationship, children will be free to talk about their problems openly to their parents. For instance, parents may initiate discussions about the personal lives of their children. It is important for the parents to ensure that they are open-minded to their children. This said the type of role that I will take on in parenting my child will be a balance of a demanding one as well as a supportive structure both physically and mentally for my child. Though there are various arrays of ways of raising one’s child I feel that when I am ready to parent I will incorporate some of the ways my own parents raised me as well as adapting with the times.
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