Sage Leaders Reflect to Develop Themselves

All of the top research in how leaders are best developed points to: they are best developed on the job or in life by meeting significant challenges. A key ingredient to codifying these learnings and development is through reflection. Reflection is really garnering the insights to cement the learnings so they become embedded in your being in how you operate. Development is realized when you have integrated your insight and action in service of what you want to achieve.

The sage leader operates in an integrated way from the inside out with consciousness – utilizing all your intelligences – body, mind, spirit (heart). All great leaders understand the profound implications of "know thyself." And I would add – so you understand the impact you have on others and can consciously direct yourself, in a deliberate way, to achieve the results you want.