Coaching for Leaders

730: How to Take Initiative, with Tom Henschel

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Apr 21, 2025
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INSIGHT

Initiative in the Eye of the Beholder

  • Initiative is perceived differently by others than by ourselves due to unseen intentions.
  • Actions show initiative, but intentions behind them remain invisible to observers.
ANECDOTE

Early Career Initiative Misalignment

  • Early career experience showed me I wasn't taking initiative despite trying hard.
  • What I thought was initiative didn't align with what mattered to my bosses.
ADVICE

Think and Talk About Work

  • Think actively about your work and discuss it to surface initiative ideas.
  • Conversation and articulation help reveal actionable insights you might miss alone.
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