Tiny Experiments in Leadership Thinking with Winnie da Silva

“Leadership growth doesn’t have to come from huge reinventions. Often, it comes from tiny experiments.”

Busyness has a sneaky way of convincing us that it equals importance - and for a long time, I let that idea drive how I measured my value as a leader. In this bonus episode, I’m sharing what happened when I decided to interrupt that pattern with one small, intentional experiment. No grand strategy. No perfectly mapped plan. Just 45 minutes a week to think - really think - and see what surfaced.

You’ll hear me discuss:

• How I realized I was buying into the belief that my leadership value is tied to productivity
• Why I committed to a short, weekly strategic thinking practice and what I hoped it might change
• How strange and uncomfortable it felt at first to sit with no agenda, no screen, and no clear outcome
• Why even 30 minutes of protected thinking time turned out to be more than enough
• How rest, reflection, and permission played a bigger role than I expected
• What I noticed about my thinking carrying over and deepening between sessions
• Why sticking to pen and paper helped me trust my own thinking instead of outsourcing it
• How one meaningful conversation with a trusted colleague reshaped my strategic clarity
• Why strategic thinking doesn’t have to be a solo activity to be effective
• What consistency, accountability, and keeping the bar low actually made possible

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