"Richard, what's the best way to learn something?" asked my
mentor. Based on his tone of voice, I assumed he wants me to answer more than
just say read books (because by now you should know that's my obvious answer).
So, I thought about it for a while, then I went for the next best answer,
"The best way to learn something is
to experience it yourself." "No,"
he responded instantly.
He adjusted his sitting
posture, and then came wisdom: "The
best way to learn something is to teach it to somebody else." Of
course! I jotted down these profound words into my notebook. The late Peter
Drucker observed, "People learn the
most when teaching others."
When you learned
something, then you teach others, you learned more (why do you think I take
time to write all of these leadership quotes/lessons?). So I always make it a
habit, once I finished reading a book, I would write a review and summary in my
blog. All of these lessons I learned and I shared with you so that I can
relearn it again (put it into words). What I didn't teach - formally or
informally - I lost.
As a leader, you need to
mentor and teach others what you know. Others can learn through your
experiences, wisdom and - even your failures. "While we teach, we learn,”
said the Roman philosopher Seneca 😉
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