This document discusses different types of thinking such as big picture thinking, focused thinking, creative thinking, and strategic thinking. It also provides tips for having productive conversations by starting with general inquiries, discussing desired outcomes and awareness, making plans, and highlighting takeaways. Finally, it contrasts the differences between a boss who drives employees and a leader who coaches, develops people, generates enthusiasm, gives credit, and leads by example.

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Things that make you go hmmm…

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* WHAT ARE YOU THINKNG?
 Cultivate Big Picture Thinking
 Engage in Focused Thinking
 Harness Creative Thinking
 Employ Realistic Thinking
 Utilize Strategic Thinking
 Employ Possibility Thinking
 Learn from Reflective Thinking
 Question Popular Thinking
 Benefit from Shared Thinking
 Practice Unselfish Thinking
 Rely on Bottom-Line Thinking

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 Connect - Begin conversations just inquiring about how life is and what challenges are on
the table
 Outcome - What would they like to accomplish during this conversation? What do they want
to focus on?
 Awareness - What do they think they can do, or should do, to accomplish the end they have
in mind? Help them brainstorm. The answers are in them, not you.
 Course - Where will you go with what we've talked about? Make a plan.
 Highlights - What have been your biggest takeaways from this conversation?

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A Boss A Leader
Drives employees Coaches
Depends on authority Develops people
Inspires fear Generates enthusiasm
Says, “I” Says “We”
Blames others on breakdown Fixes the breakdown
Knows everything Shows how it is done
Uses people Gives credit
Takes credit Asks
Says, “Go” Says, “Let’s Go”

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