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One of the biggest ways leaders can guide their people in the way of thought is to teach them to see opportunity. It may also be a prime growth area for leaders themselves.
Seeing opportunity is to realize that every cause creates an effective opportunity. This is the truth behind the belief that for every door that closes, another opens; if the stock market is down, it’s prime buying time. Simply put, nature abhors a vacuum: anytime one prospect ends, another must exist to take its place. The opportunity-seeing leader asks, “What is the opportunity that is being created?” Then they capitalize on it.
For example, say you are in a major city with a packed agenda to meet several existing and prospective clients. Suddenly, one of the meetings cancels, leaving you with an hour open. You can now use that hour for any number of productive purposes, whether visiting another individual, make calls, or catch up on emails, all of which you would not have otherwise been able to do. The opportunity is limited only by your imagination.
Even with this elementary example, seeing the opportunity is not necessarily easy. It is a skill that must be honed like any other, with practice and time. But it is valuable for any setting and instrumental in effective leadership—disappointments happen, plans don’t work as hoped, cancellations occur. The leader that sees the opportunity in all situations can guide their people through them to success.
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