I recently attended a symposium at an esteemed institution of higher learning and the topic was related to teaching and learning in depth rather than just touching on the surface of a topic. This concept was rather intriguing and as I considered it further it seemed to apply to many current leadership situations.
Our society seems to promote and operate too often at only the surface leader level and is seen throughout all levels of our society. Certainly technology has contributed in some part to this shallowness, with the rapid individualistic proliferation of information. Just look at how we interact, text messaging, web chatting or surfing. Very rarely does anyone say "how's it going" with the intention of really listening to a long involved explanation. Leaders need to take time for people, because leaders don’t lead things.
One way I suggest we can deepen our interpersonal interactions and improve as a leader is to slow down a bit, devote time to a topic or concept and invest in dialogue. By taking time to personally discuss an item we naturally deepen our thoughts and interest. In part because we generate new insights and ideas and we respond to other peoples comments, and thus all are edified.
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