Passive or active?”
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“In school, we are taught to be passive: wait until called upon, defer to authority, do what we are told, follow the paths given to us. And we are rewarded for doing so. And this passive following is rewarded through college and even the beginning of corporate life. ”
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“But at some point, that passivity becomes a liability rather than an asset. If you follow the well-defined tracks, you can only go to where others have laid the tracks for you. To become a leader, you have to, well, lead the way, and do what others aren’t doing. ”
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“So when you face a situation that you want to be different, the passive approach would be to say “let’s see what happens”, or waiting for options to present themselves to you, or letting an authority figure know and hoping they will take care of it. ”
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“The active or leadership approach would be to decide how you want things to be, and take action yourself to move things in that direction. ”
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“Moving from passively executing on what others decree to actively choosing and leading is a key mindset transition that will turbocharge your career. What will enable (or has enabled) that transition for you? ”
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