Judgment Impact via Leadership Influence
Leadership is composed of three characteristics: substance, skills, and styles, focusing on progressive changes and innovative problem-solving.
Leadership is about vision & direction; framing the right problems and solving them smoothly. Problem-solving led leadership involves several critical challenges, including sound judgment and effective decision-making. That means leadership involves applying mindfulness practices to leadership roles, emphasizing present moment awareness and emotional regulation, empathetic understanding, and innovative solutions.
Sound Judgment: Great leaders can make sound judgments. Judgment and decision-making are closely related cognitive processes. Judgment can be seen as a simple form of realistic thinking that underlies the ability to make decisions and judgments. The accuracy and efficiency of judgment are influenced by different factors. Leaders are expected to minimize uncertainty by providing a clear account of events, explaining why they are happening, and outlining necessary actions. They must also persuade others to accept their understanding of the situation; otherwise, their decisions may lack understanding or respect.
Decision Wisdom: Decision-making is a broader process through which individuals arrive at a decision, using different models and approaches. These range from objective rational decision-making, where individuals make the same decisions given the same information and preferences, to more subjective approaches where institutional and organizational contexts influence individual decisions.
In essence, judgment is a component of decision-making, involving the evaluation of information, while decision-making encompasses the overall process of choosing between alternatives based on various factors. Great leaders are effective decision makers and great problem solvers.
High EQ: Great leaders have high EQ. Emotional intelligence includes perceiving emotions in oneself and others, utilizing emotions in thought and action, understanding emotions, and managing or controlling them. Accurately understanding one’s own emotions is essential for responding to and communicating effectively. Identifying and responding to the emotions of others is also a critical aspect of emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence, developed through learned abilities, enables leaders to understand and manage their own emotions and those of others, improving communication, influence, and motivation, with the goals of solving or dissolving problems effectively.
Thought Leadership: Mindfulness can help leaders notice and manage their thoughts, allowing them to respond thoughtfully rather than impulsively. People with well-developed understanding skills, often associated with multidimensional intelligence, are usually more mindful and tend to move towards leadership positions. Thought leaders are often challenging conventional thinking and current best practices, whether it is a process, a methodology, a practice, a system, a philosophy, etc
Innovative problem-solving: Innovative problem-solvers have the ability to reframe the circumstances or conditions around a problem and solve it creatively. Creative problem-solver-leaders have the ability to reframe the circumstances or conditions around a problem and solve it creatively.
Innovative leaders often present autonomy, independence, and nonconformity in their thoughts and actions. They have a mastery of a particular domain and have self-assurance. Independence is critical for creative leadership because people must be able to work alone and express ideas that others perceive as radical. Also, creative people show curiosity to ask insightful questions and practice innovative problem-solving.
Leadership is composed of three characteristics: substance, skills, and styles, focusing on progressive changes and innovative problem-solving. The mindful alignment between goals and professionalism fosters judgment skills and problem-solving competency.
