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We have been blessed with the opportunity to serve hundreds of CEOs since we started our leadership advisory business.
Our clients lead Fortune 1000 enterprises, mid-market companies, and smaller, growth businesses.
We continue to grow with them and learn from them. So, in this series, we will share the best leadership advice that one of our CEO clients has received.
For a twist, today we will feature Lee Colan, Co-founder, The L Group.
The best advice I have ever received was about being resourceful.
A graduate school professor, James Mosel, once explained to me, “The key to success is not knowing everything. The real key is being able to plug up your ignorance within 24 hours.”
Initially, I responded with a chuckle since this advice came from someone who spoke 14 languages fluently, was a black belt martial artist, and a race car driver, in addition to being a college professor! However, once I let these words marinate in my mind, I appreciated how poignant and practical they were. They became the bedrock of my future leadership roles.
So, I honed my ability to quickly assess people and information so that I could confidently address any leadership challenge. This advice was liberating in that I did not feel like I had to be the expert at everything . . . or anything for that matter!
It inspired me to build a strong professional network of experts. It also spurred me to learn how to ask the right questions to help identify problems, and then harness the resources for the best solution.
In today’s hyper-speed, mega-wired world, the standard for “plugging up your ignorance within 24 hours” has been cut to two hours!