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10 Ways to Harness Your Intuition

By Dennis McCafferty on 2011-11-30


We’re often told that rational decisions trump “gut calls.” But that’s not always the case. Intuition and instinct are intangible – even mysterious – qualities. Yet, they’re essential for those who’d rather lead with a bold sense of innovative vision than play it safe with the consensus model. In the book The Intuitive Compass: Why the Best Business Decisions Balance Reason and Instinct (Jossey-Bass/Available now), author Francis P. Cholle doesn’t endorse a gameplan in which all logical thinking and conventional wisdom is checked at the conference-room door. Gut decisions, he stresses, are more than guesses. He does, however, reveal how CIOs and other top managers can develop an educated sense of internal intuition -- within themselves and their employees -- to produce decisions that lead to innovation. With 20 years experience of working with Fortune 500 companies, Cholle is an international business consultant who lectures at the Wharton and Columbia business schools. For more about the book, go to www.theintuitivecompass.com. Here are 10 highlights:

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Gain Total Organization Perspective


You can only make decisions with meaningful impact if you fully understand how all theparts of your company are supposed to come together.

Don’t Seek to Control


As opposed to dictating desired behaviors, look to influence them – and then observe carefully how results are obtained.

Take the Point Guard Approach


True leaders make everyone around them better, to a level where strong performance is so routine it emerges as instinctual.

Embrace Brutal Candor


When employees/colleagues give genuine feedback, it presents an unfiltered evaluation of your effectiveness.

Avoid Perfectionism


All innovation requires tolerable risk. Employees must know they’re allowed to fail in order to pursue innovation.

Be Generous with Time


Setting aside moments for serious exchange can develop employees as independent thinkers -- and you’ll learn about intuition from them in the process.

Get Comfortable with the Illogical


Innovation doesn’t arrive from the tried and true. The word “paradox” stems from a Greek word for “opposed to existing notions.”

Crush the Hierarchical Mindset


Collaborate with others based upon their capacity to contribute, not their job titles.

Gain a Total View of Customers


They’re more than profit generators – they provide valuable feedback and business-focused insights if they are skillfully engaged.

Distinguish Between Selling and Leading


Sellers view business simply as a transaction. Leaders interpret business as part of a large, interconnected Web that forms relationships and communities.

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