In today's fast-paced workplace, whatever our level, we are always under pressure to act now, rather than spend time thinking, reasoning things through, thinking about the facts, and seeing the bigger picture. Chances are our primary focus is what’s directly in front of us.
Too frequently, people jump to conclusions. The other person at the end of the table in the meeting room has not finished talking yet and the conclusion is drawn. Hearing only the manager's complaint about a low performing employee and people jump to conclusions. They hear an alleged accusation of one employee and they jump to conclusions. They hear a rumor of a decision the boss has made and jump to conclusions. People do so because they are impulsive and impatient in many areas of their life. This leads into jumping to conclusions.
Proverbs 25:8 (MSG) says, “Don’t jump to conclusions—there may be a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw.”
The ability to see the bigger picture is a positive quality that is oftentimes forgotten. It is in fact a leadership quality that should be at the top of the list but is so often not exercised and practiced.
The short video clip below is a very good illustration for us to wait, to be patient, and to see first the bigger picture before making any comment. Otherwise, all you will see are only boobs, asses and dicks.
The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up. ~ Chuck Palahniuk
Having the big picture in mind enables us to overcome the day to day routines that attempt to distract us from pursuing our dream.” ~ Assegid Habtewold, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For Continued Success in Leadership
J u s t T h i n k i n g O u t L o u d !
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