Reflect to Create
This text examines the habits of leaders and how they use the process of reflection to create conditions that foster growth in people and the collective well-being of the organization.
2. What the research said and what it means for leaders
2.6. The costs of not reflecting
As Brown states:
"tinkering with the after effects of events has much less impact ……. And yet many people do just that. With their attention captured by events, their calendars jammed with activity, they are unable to place their attention at the level within themselves where real transformation can begin".
The research found that the costs attributable to not reflecting had potentially big personal and corporate implications. These were quantified as:
- a loss of understanding (22%)
- a loss of creativity (20%)
- poor decision‐making (17%)
- a loss of energy (17%); and
- downstream a loss of productivity (6%).
This is shown below Figure 4:
Figure 4. Costs of not reflecting.