Journal # 2, Week 1

State of my Thinking

I have reflected this week as to how I learn and I have also looked at others around me to try to capture their learning and thinking processes.

I am a do-er and a visualizer. I picture something in my head and try to recreate it. I need to take this picture and try to mimic it. If someone shows me how to do something, I can generally recreate them. I have always been good at immitations of people so I think this explains why that is so. I would much rather get brief instructions on something & get to work on making it happen. I would prefer to mess up a few times in a row before I get it right so I learn what not to do at the same time I learn what to do.

As far as my thinking on leadership, I have focused this week on giving more general information to my team. Before a match practice, instead of looking at one person in the eye and telling them some sort of direction (& repeating to others), I have given general guidance to the team and releassed them. I then have concentrated on my individual conversations and tried to give information in a way that the team member is able to comprehend. If I am dealing with another visual person, I will use a lot of body language and physical examples. If I am dealing with a verbal team member, I will try to clearly explain with extra words and try to limit the hand & body language.