I met with a leader a few days ago who wanted to chat to me because she felt stuck.
I was happy to do so because we all get stuck in our thinking from time to time.
But this begs the question:
What do we mean by stuck?
It means that we are going around in circles and we cannot see a way forward.
We tend to go over the same ground again and again.
For example,
We can get stuck for a new idea.
Or stuck in a role or career.
Or our individual and team performance, results, progress or growth can get stuck.
It happens to us all.
But why?
Why do we get stuck?
It’s primarily because we get stuck in one way of thinking about something.
Particularly if this has worked in the past.
This makes perfect sense.
Over time this way of thinking becomes habitual, our patterns become more engrained and rigid.
But when the market, customers, technology and competitors change we can get caught short.
We get stuck.
And it can be a frustrating, limiting and paralysing place.
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